The Civil Rights Cases (1883)
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The Civil Rights Cases (1883) were a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down key provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1875, severely limiting federal power to prohibit racial discrimination by private individuals and businesses.
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Target entity: The Civil Rights Cases (1883) Context triple: [Enforcement Clause, usedInCase, The Civil Rights Cases (1883)]
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Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott v. Sandford was an 1857 U.S. Supreme Court decision that infamously denied citizenship and constitutional rights to African Americans and helped accelerate tensions leading to the Civil War.
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Paul v. Virginia
Paul v. Virginia is an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held corporations are not “citizens” under the Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause, allowing states to regulate foreign insurance companies.
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South Carolina v. Katzenbach
South Carolina v. Katzenbach is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, affirming broad federal power to combat racial discrimination in voting.
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Morgan v. Virginia
Morgan v. Virginia was a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down state laws mandating racial segregation on interstate buses, laying important groundwork for later civil rights actions.
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Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Civil Rights Cases (1883) Target entity description: The Civil Rights Cases (1883) were a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down key provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1875, severely limiting federal power to prohibit racial discrimination by private individuals and businesses.
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A.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott v. Sandford was an 1857 U.S. Supreme Court decision that infamously denied citizenship and constitutional rights to African Americans and helped accelerate tensions leading to the Civil War.
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B.
Paul v. Virginia
Paul v. Virginia is an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held corporations are not “citizens” under the Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause, allowing states to regulate foreign insurance companies.
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C.
South Carolina v. Katzenbach
South Carolina v. Katzenbach is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, affirming broad federal power to combat racial discrimination in voting.
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D.
Morgan v. Virginia
Morgan v. Virginia was a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down state laws mandating racial segregation on interstate buses, laying important groundwork for later civil rights actions.
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E.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court decision
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civil rights case ⓘ constitutional law case ⓘ landmark case ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Civil Rights Cases (1883)
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surface form:
Civil Rights Cases of 1883
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| citation |
109 U.S. 3
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27 L. Ed. 835 ⓘ 3 S. Ct. 18 ⓘ |
| 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 | 1883-10-15 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy | John Marshall Harlan ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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surface form:
Plessy v. Ferguson
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| fullName |
The Civil Rights Cases (1883)
self-link
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surface form:
The Civil Rights Cases
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| hasPart |
Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company
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United States v. Nichols ⓘ United States v. Ryan ⓘ United States v. Singleton ⓘ United States v. Stanley ⓘ |
| held |
Congress lacked authority under the Fourteenth Amendment to regulate private acts of racial discrimination
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key provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 were unconstitutional ⓘ the Fourteenth Amendment applies only to state action, not purely private conduct ⓘ the Thirteenth Amendment did not authorize the challenged provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| impact |
facilitated the rise of Jim Crow segregation laws
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weakened Reconstruction-era civil rights protections ⓘ |
| introducedDoctrine | narrow interpretation of the state action requirement ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Horace Gray
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Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite ⓘ
surface form:
Morrison R. Waite
Samuel F. Miller ⓘ Stanley Matthews ⓘ Stephen J. Field ⓘ William B. Woods ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Civil Rights Act of 1875
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Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Thirteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
state action doctrine ⓘ |
| limited |
federal power to prohibit racial discrimination by private businesses
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federal power to prohibit racial discrimination by private individuals ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Joseph P. Bradley ⓘ |
| overturned | federal prohibitions on racial discrimination in public accommodations enacted in the Civil Rights Act of 1875 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Civil Rights Act of 1875 ⓘ |
| topic |
federalism in the United States
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public accommodations ⓘ racial discrimination ⓘ |
| vote | 8–1 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1883 ⓘ |
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