Ware v. Hylton
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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.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark United States Supreme Court case → |
| alsoKnownAs |
The British Debt Case
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| areaOfLaw |
conflict of laws
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constitutional law → contracts → international law → |
| citation |
3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 199
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| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article VI of the United States Constitution
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Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution → |
| country |
United States
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| courtType |
court of last resort
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| decisionDate |
1796
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| defendant |
Hylton
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| fullCaseName |
Ware v. Hylton
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| governmentBranch |
judicial branch of the United States federal government
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| historicalContext |
post-American Revolutionary War debt disputes
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| 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
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| languageOfProceedings |
English
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| state |
Virginia
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| stateLawInvolved |
Virginia statute providing for payment of debts to British creditors into the state treasury
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| timePeriod |
Early Republic
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| treatyInvolved |
Treaty of Paris of 1783
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| treatyProvisionInvolved |
Article 4 of the Treaty of Paris of 1783
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Hylton
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Ware → |
partyTo |
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Ware
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caseHeParticipatedIn |
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Ware v. Hylton
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fullCaseName |
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Supremacy Clause
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interpretedInCase |