United States v. Cruikshank - Wikipedia
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OverviewBackgroundOpinion of the CourtAftermathContinuing validitySee alsoFurther readingExternal linksUnited States v. Cruikshank, 92 U.S. 542 (1876), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court ruling that the U.S. Bill of Rights did not limit the power of private actors or state governments despite the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment. It reversed the federal criminal convictions for the civil rights violations committed in aid of anti-Reconstruction murders. Decided during the Reconstruction Era, the case represented a major defeat for federal efforts to protect … Dissent: Clifford, joined by Davis, Bradley, Hunt Majority: Waite, joined by Swayne, Miller, Field, Strong Full case name: United States v. Cruikshank, et al.
Dissent: Clifford, joined by Davis, Bradley, Hunt
Majority: Waite, joined by Swayne, Miller, Field, Strong
Full case name: United States v. Cruikshank, et al.
DA: 52 PA: 67 MOZ Rank: 36
