E. C. Knight Co. v. United States
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:E._C._Knight
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| gptkbp:case_types |
gptkb:No._1
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:legal_case
1895-01-21 |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first major Supreme Court case on antitrust law.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
E. C. Knight Co. v. United States
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| gptkbp:impact |
gptkb:Sherman_Antitrust_Act
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
156 U. S. 1
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| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:E._C._Knight_Company |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
antitrust law
late 19th century antitrust movement |
| gptkbp:outcome |
gptkb:Justice_Stephen_J._Field
ruled in favor of E. C. Knight Co. strengthened states' rights in regulating commerce |
| gptkbp:precedent |
subsequent antitrust cases
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| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:American_Sugar_Refining_Company
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| gptkbp:significance |
limited the federal government's power to regulate monopolies
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