Ware v. Hylton
E8364
Ware v. Hylton was a 1796 U.S. Supreme Court case that held federal treaties override conflicting state laws, helping to establish the authority of the national government under the Constitution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ware v. Hylton canonical | 5 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark United States Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The British Debt Case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
conflict of laws
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constitutional law ⓘ contracts ⓘ international law ⓘ |
| citation | 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 199 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article VI
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surface form:
Article VI of the United States Constitution
Supremacy Clause ⓘ
surface form:
Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| courtType | court of last resort ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1796 ⓘ |
| defendant | Hylton ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | Ware v. Hylton self-link ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | judicial branch of the United States federal government ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-American Revolutionary War debt disputes ⓘ |
| holding |
a state law cannot nullify rights secured by a treaty of the United States
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federal treaties override conflicting state laws ⓘ |
| importance |
early articulation of the Supremacy Clause
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helped establish the authority of the national government under the Constitution ⓘ one of the first Supreme Court cases to invalidate a state law as inconsistent with a federal treaty ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
conflict between federal treaties and state laws
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enforcement of pre-Revolutionary War debts owed to British creditors ⓘ supremacy of treaties under the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| plaintiff | Ware ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
federal supremacy in foreign affairs
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judicial review of state laws for consistency with federal treaties ⓘ supremacy of federal treaties over state legislation ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Hylton v. United States ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Supremacy Clause
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federalism in the United States ⓘ judicial review of state laws ⓘ treaty supremacy ⓘ |
| result | Virginia law was held inoperative to the extent it conflicted with the Treaty of Paris ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| stateLawInvolved | Virginia statute providing for payment of debts to British creditors into the state treasury ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Early Republic ⓘ |
| treatyInvolved |
Treaty of Paris (1783)
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surface form:
Treaty of Paris of 1783
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| treatyProvisionInvolved | Article 4 of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 ⓘ |
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