Kentucky v. Dennison
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Kentucky v. Dennison was an 1861 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited federal power by holding that federal courts could not compel state governors to carry out interstate extradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kentucky v. Dennison canonical | 5 |
| Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Dennison | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2362325 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kentucky v. Dennison Context triple: [Extradition Clause, interpretedInCase, Kentucky v. Dennison]
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A.
Chisholm v. Georgia
Chisholm v. Georgia was a 1793 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a state could be sued in federal court by a citizen of another state, a ruling that led directly to the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment limiting such suits.
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B.
Washington v. Davis
Washington v. Davis is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that held laws or policies with a racially disproportionate impact do not violate the Equal Protection Clause absent proof of discriminatory intent.
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C.
Slaughter-House Cases
The Slaughter-House Cases were an 1873 U.S. Supreme Court decision that narrowly interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment’s Privileges or Immunities Clause, significantly limiting its protection of civil rights against state infringement.
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D.
Cohens v. Virginia
Cohens v. Virginia is an 1821 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed the Court’s authority to review state criminal proceedings involving federal law, strengthening federal judicial power over the states.
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E.
United States v. Cruikshank
United States v. Cruikshank was an 1876 U.S. Supreme Court decision that severely limited federal enforcement of civil rights protections, especially against racially motivated violence in the Reconstruction-era South.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kentucky v. Dennison Target entity description: Kentucky v. Dennison was an 1861 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited federal power by holding that federal courts could not compel state governors to carry out interstate extradition.
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A.
Chisholm v. Georgia
Chisholm v. Georgia was a 1793 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a state could be sued in federal court by a citizen of another state, a ruling that led directly to the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment limiting such suits.
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B.
Washington v. Davis
Washington v. Davis is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that held laws or policies with a racially disproportionate impact do not violate the Equal Protection Clause absent proof of discriminatory intent.
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C.
Slaughter-House Cases
The Slaughter-House Cases were an 1873 U.S. Supreme Court decision that narrowly interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment’s Privileges or Immunities Clause, significantly limiting its protection of civil rights against state infringement.
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D.
Cohens v. Virginia
Cohens v. Virginia is an 1821 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed the Court’s authority to review state criminal proceedings involving federal law, strengthening federal judicial power over the states.
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E.
United States v. Cruikshank
United States v. Cruikshank was an 1876 U.S. Supreme Court decision that severely limited federal enforcement of civil rights protections, especially against racially motivated violence in the Reconstruction-era South.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
ⓘ
extradition case ⓘ federal courts case ⓘ |
| category |
United States Supreme Court cases of the Taney Court
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Supreme Court cases
United States Supreme Court cases on extradition ⓘ United States Supreme Court cases on federalism ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAuthor |
Roger B. Taney
ⓘ
linked to:
Roger Brooke Taney
|
| citation | 65 U.S. (24 How.) 66 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article IV, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution
ⓘ
Extradition Clause ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| courtTerm | December Term 1860–1861 ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1861 ⓘ |
| decisionType | unanimous decision ⓘ |
| docketNumber | unknown ⓘ |
| effectOnFederalism |
limited federal power over state executives
ⓘ
reinforced state autonomy in the context of extradition ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Dennison
ⓘ
linked to:
Kentucky v. Dennison
|
| governorInvolved | Governor of Ohio ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| historicalContext | decided shortly before the American Civil War ⓘ |
| holding |
Federal courts could not compel state governors to comply with interstate extradition requests
ⓘ
The federal government lacked power to issue a writ of mandamus to a state governor to enforce the Extradition Clause ⓘ |
| impact | long governed federal–state extradition practice until overruled ⓘ |
| languageOfProceeding | English ⓘ |
| legalDoctrine | non-coercion of state governors by federal courts (as originally held) ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
availability of mandamus against a state governor in federal court
ⓘ
interpretation of the Extradition Clause of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ scope of federal power over state officials ⓘ |
| opinionAuthor |
Roger B. Taney
ⓘ
linked to:
Roger Brooke Taney
|
| overruledBy | Puerto Rico v. Branstad ⓘ |
| overruledByDecisionDate | 1987 ⓘ |
| party |
Commonwealth of Kentucky
ⓘ
linked to:
Kentucky
William Dennison ⓘ
linked to:
William Dennison Jr.
|
| partyRole |
Kentucky was the demanding state seeking extradition
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linked to:
Kentucky
William Dennison was the Governor of Ohio ⓘ
linked to:
William Dennison Jr.
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| relatedCase | Puerto Rico v. Branstad ⓘ |
| remedySought | writ of mandamus against the Governor of Ohio ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| result | writ of mandamus denied ⓘ |
| stateInvolved |
Kentucky
ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
interstate rendition of fugitives
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relationship between state and federal authority ⓘ |
| subsequentHistory |
its limitation on federal power to compel extradition was overturned in Puerto Rico v. Branstad
ⓘ
linked to:
Puerto Rico v. Branstad
|
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 65 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Kentucky v. Dennison Description of subject: Kentucky v. Dennison was an 1861 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited federal power by holding that federal courts could not compel state governors to carry out interstate extradition.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Kentucky v. Dennison