John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building

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United States federal government building federal courthouse historic building

The John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building is a historic federal courthouse in New Orleans, Louisiana, known for housing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and for its significant role in civil rights-era jurisprudence.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government building → federal courthouse → historic building →
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts → surface form: "Beaux-Arts architecture"
category	Courthouses in Louisiana → Government buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana → United States federal courthouses →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
function	hearing federal appellate cases → housing courtrooms and judicial chambers →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark → National Register of Historic Places → surface form: "National Register of Historic Places listing"
jurisdictionServed	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit → surface form: "Fifth Circuit of the United States"
locatedIn	Louisiana → New Orleans → surface form: "New Orleans, Louisiana" Orleans Parish → surface form: "Orleans Parish, Louisiana" United States Fifth Circuit jurisdiction →
maintainedBy	U.S. General Services Administration → surface form: "General Services Administration"
namedAfter	John Minor Wisdom →
notableFor	role in desegregation and voting rights jurisprudence →
occupant	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit → federal judiciary of the United States →
owner	United States government →
partOf	federal court system of the United States →
significance	symbol of federal enforcement of civil rights in the American South →
significantEvent	landmark civil rights decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit →
significantPeriod	American civil rights era →
streetAddress	New Orleans Central Business District →
usedFor	federal appellate court proceedings → judicial administration →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit → seatedAt → John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building →