Groves v. Slaughter
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Groves v. Slaughter was an 1841 U.S. Supreme Court case under the Taney Court that addressed state power to restrict the importation of enslaved people and the limits of the Commerce Clause.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Groves v. Slaughter canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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legal case ⓘ slavery-related case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
commerce law
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constitutional law ⓘ slavery law ⓘ |
| chiefJustice | Roger B. Taney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | 40 U.S. (15 Pet.) 449 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvolved |
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
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Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ state constitutional provisions on slave importation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1841 ⓘ |
| decisionType | plurality decision ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
antebellum debates over federalism and slavery
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pre–Civil War slavery jurisprudence ⓘ |
| holdingType | no single majority opinion on Commerce Clause issue ⓘ |
| impact | illustrated fragmentation of the Court on slavery and commerce issues ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
scope of the Commerce Clause
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state power to restrict importation of enslaved people ⓘ status of enslaved persons as articles of commerce ⓘ validity of state constitutional provisions affecting slave importation ⓘ |
| opinionBy |
Henry Baldwin
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John McLean NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Story NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger B. Taney NERFINISHED ⓘ Smith Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party |
Groves
NERFINISHED
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Slaughter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
antebellum conflicts between state and federal authority over slavery
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later Commerce Clause cases involving slavery ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
interstate commerce
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property status of enslaved persons ⓘ state police powers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dred Scott v. Sandford
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Gibbons v. Ogden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | importation of enslaved people into a state for sale ⓘ |
| term | Taney Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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