Veazie Bank v. Fenno
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Veazie Bank v. Fenno was an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld a federal tax on state banknotes, effectively strengthening federal control over the national currency system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Veazie Bank v. Fenno canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10673747 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Veazie Bank v. Fenno Context triple: [Chase Court, notableCase, Veazie Bank v. Fenno]
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A.
Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.
Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. was an 1895 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal income tax as unconstitutional, prompting the later adoption of the Sixteenth Amendment to authorize such taxes.
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B.
Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors
Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether regional interstate banking compacts among states violated the Constitution’s Compact Clause and related federal banking laws.
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C.
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson is a 1986 U.S. Supreme Court case that first recognized workplace sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination actionable under Title VII.
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D.
Crowell v. Benson
Crowell v. Benson is a 1932 U.S. Supreme Court decision that helped define the constitutional limits of administrative agencies’ fact-finding powers and the scope of judicial review over administrative adjudications.
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E.
Ogden v. Saunders
Ogden v. Saunders is an 1827 U.S. Supreme Court case, known for Justice Bushrod Washington’s opinion addressing the constitutionality of state bankruptcy laws under the Contract Clause.
- 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: Veazie Bank v. Fenno Target entity description: Veazie Bank v. Fenno was an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld a federal tax on state banknotes, effectively strengthening federal control over the national currency system.
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A.
Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.
Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. was an 1895 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal income tax as unconstitutional, prompting the later adoption of the Sixteenth Amendment to authorize such taxes.
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B.
Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors
Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether regional interstate banking compacts among states violated the Constitution’s Compact Clause and related federal banking laws.
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C.
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson is a 1986 U.S. Supreme Court case that first recognized workplace sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination actionable under Title VII.
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D.
Crowell v. Benson
Crowell v. Benson is a 1932 U.S. Supreme Court decision that helped define the constitutional limits of administrative agencies’ fact-finding powers and the scope of judicial review over administrative adjudications.
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E.
Ogden v. Saunders
Ogden v. Saunders is an 1827 U.S. Supreme Court case, known for Justice Bushrod Washington’s opinion addressing the constitutionality of state bankruptcy laws under the Contract Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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United States federal courts case ⓘ legal case ⓘ |
| hasAreaOfLaw |
banking law
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ tax law ⓘ |
| hasChiefJustice | Salmon P. Chase ⓘ |
| hasCitation | 75 U.S. (8 Wall.) 533 ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article I of the U.S. Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
Article I of the United States Constitution
|
| hasContext | Civil War and post–Civil War financial legislation ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasDateDecided | 1869 ⓘ |
| hasDecisionStatus | good law as of 2024 ⓘ |
| hasDecisionType | majority opinion ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
discouraged issuance of state banknotes
ⓘ
strengthened federal control over the national currency system ⓘ upheld a federal tax on state banknotes ⓘ |
| hasEra | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| hasGeographicScope | United States nationwide ⓘ |
| hasHolding |
A federal tax on state banknotes is constitutional
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Congress has broad power over the national currency ⓘ Congress may impose a tax on state banknotes ⓘ The federal government may discourage circulation of state banknotes through taxation ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis |
Necessary and Proper Clause of the U.S. Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
Necessary and Proper Clause
Taxing and Spending Clause of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
linked to:
Taxing and Spending Clause
|
| hasLegalIssue |
relationship between federal and state monetary powers
ⓘ
scope of congressional taxing power ⓘ |
| hasLevelOfCourt | court of last resort ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | federal government’s monetary authority affirmed ⓘ |
| hasParties |
Fenno
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Veazie Bank ⓘ |
| hasPrecedentFor | congressional power to use taxation to achieve regulatory ends ⓘ |
| hasPublication | United States Reports ⓘ |
| hasRelatedConcept |
national bank notes
ⓘ
state-chartered banks ⓘ |
| hasRelatedLegislation |
National Bank Acts
ⓘ
linked to:
National Banking Act of 1863
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| hasSubject |
federal taxation power
ⓘ
federalism in the United States ⓘ national currency system ⓘ state banknotes ⓘ |
| hasVolume | 75 U.S. ⓘ |
| hasWallaceCitation | 8 Wall. 533 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Veazie Bank v. Fenno Description of subject: Veazie Bank v. Fenno was an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld a federal tax on state banknotes, effectively strengthening federal control over the national currency system.
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