Ableman v. Booth ruled that the Supreme Court of Wisconsin had erroneously used this doctrine to order the release of Sherman Booth from federal custody, where he had been placed after interfering with the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.
One occasion on which this doctrine was successful was the Negro Seamen Act, which required that free black sailors be incarcerated while their ships docked in South Carolina. Ableman v. Booth ruled that the Supreme Court of Wisconsin had erroneously used this doctrine to order the release of Sherman Booth from federal custody, where he had been placed after interfering with the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act. Edwin Meese tacitly argued in favor of this doctrine by attacking Cooper v. Aaron, a 1958 case which struck down one instance of this doctrine: a move to delay desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas. This doctrine was expounded by an Exposition and Protest authored by John C. Calhoun in opposition to the Tariff of Abominations. For 10 points, what is this doctrine embodied by the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions in relation to the Alien and Sedition Acts, which holds that states may overturn federal laws?
One occasion on which this doctrine was successful was the Negro Seamen Act, which required that free black sailors be incarcerated while their ships docked in South Carolina.
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