Congress, in the Oklahoma Enabling Act, attempted to require that the state capital remain at Guthrie until 1913

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Coyle v. Smith is a 1911 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed state sovereignty by ruling that Congress could not restrict Oklahoma’s authority to choose and relocate its own capital.

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instanceOf legal provision ⓘ
appliesTo State of Oklahoma ⓘ
challengedIn Oklahoma state courts ⓘ
United States Supreme Court ⓘ
concerns choice of seat of government for Oklahoma ⓘ
internal governmental organization of Oklahoma ⓘ
constitutionalIssue scope of congressional power over new states ⓘ
whether Congress may permanently limit a new state’s internal governmental powers ⓘ
dateContext Oklahoma statehood in 1907 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
heldUnenforceableBy United States Supreme Court in Coyle v. Smith ⓘ
linked to: Coyle v. Smith
interpretedAs condition on Oklahoma’s admission to the Union ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal law ⓘ
legalEffect attempted restriction on Oklahoma’s power to relocate its capital ⓘ
legalOutcome found inconsistent with equal footing of states ⓘ
motivatedRelocation move of Oklahoma capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma City ⓘ
partOf Oklahoma Enabling Act ⓘ
relatedPlace Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ⓘ
relatesTo equal footing doctrine ⓘ
location of Oklahoma state capital ⓘ
state sovereignty ⓘ
specifiedLocation Guthrie, Oklahoma ⓘ
specifiedTimeLimit until 1913 ⓘ
subjectOf Coyle v. Smith ⓘ

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Coyle v. Smith → factualBackground → Congress, in the Oklahoma Enabling Act, attempted to require that the state capital remain at Guthrie until 1913 ⓘ