Texas remained a state in the Union despite its attempted secession
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Texas v. White is an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the principle that states cannot unilaterally secede from the Union and that the Union is "indestructible."
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutionalPrinciple
ⓘ
doctrineOfIndestructibleUnion ⓘ legalHolding ⓘ |
| affirms |
continuityOfTexasObligationsToUnitedStates
ⓘ
continuityOfTexasRightsAsAState ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
State of Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnDecision | Texas v. White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Reconstruction-era Supreme Court doctrines
ⓘ
U.S. Supreme Court holdings on secession ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAuthor | Salmon P. Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clarifies |
statusOfConfederateStatesDuringCivilWar
ⓘ
validityOfActsOfSecession ⓘ |
| connectedToPhrase | anIndestructibleUnionComposedOfIndestructibleStates ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Article III of the U.S. Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
structureOfTheUnionUnderTheConstitution ⓘ |
| contradicts | theoryOfConstitutionAsSimpleCompactBetweenStates ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1869 ⓘ |
| denies |
legalEffectOfSecessionOrdinances
ⓘ
powerOfIndividualStatesToDissolveUnionMembership ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
TexasCouldSueInSupremeCourtAfterWar
ⓘ
TexasRetainedStatehoodThroughoutCivilWar ⓘ UnionMaintainedContinuityOfAllStates ⓘ |
| heldByCourt | U.S. Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | postCivilWarReconstructionSupremeCourt ⓘ |
| implies |
ConfederateStateGovernmentsWereUnlawful
ⓘ
ordinancesOfSecessionAreNull ⓘ |
| influences |
federalismDoctrineInUnitedStates
ⓘ
modernUnderstandingOfSecessionInU.S.Law ⓘ |
| interprets |
limitsOnStateSovereignty
ⓘ
natureOfStatehoodInTheUnitedStates ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Texas v. White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalEffect | treatsTexasAsNeverHavingLeftTheUnion ⓘ |
| legalSystem | United States constitutional law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| limits | unilateralStateActionsAffectingUnionMembership ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Civil War era constitutional issues
ⓘ
Reconstruction ⓘ federalSupremacy ⓘ |
| supportsPrinciple |
UnionIsIndestructible
ⓘ
perpetualUnionDoctrine ⓘ statesCannotUnilaterallySecede ⓘ |
| supportsView | UnionCreatedByPeopleNotByStatesAlone ⓘ |
| usedAsPrecedentIn | laterSecessionRelatedArguments ⓘ |
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