Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company

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Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company was one of the 1883 U.S. Supreme Court decisions collectively known as the Civil Rights Cases, which limited federal enforcement of civil rights protections against private discrimination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Civil Rights Cases (1883) ⓘ
United States Supreme Court case ⓘ
areaOfLaw anti-discrimination law ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
collectiveName Civil Rights Cases ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
court Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionYear 1883 ⓘ
effect restricted federal remedies against racial discrimination by private entities ⓘ
hasParty Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company ⓘ
Robinson ⓘ
historicalPeriod Reconstruction era aftermath ⓘ
holding contributed to the invalidation of key provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 ⓘ
limited federal power to prohibit private acts of racial discrimination ⓘ
impact weakened federal protection against segregation in public accommodations ⓘ
isIncludedIn United States Reports ⓘ
legalSubject civil rights law ⓘ
federal civil rights enforcement ⓘ
public accommodations ⓘ
racial discrimination ⓘ
partOf Civil Rights Cases ⓘ
relatedCase United States v. Nichols ⓘ
United States v. Ryan ⓘ
United States v. Singleton ⓘ
United States v. Stanley ⓘ
relatedTo Civil Rights Act of 1875 ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
private discrimination ⓘ
topic scope of congressional power under the Reconstruction Amendments ⓘ

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The Civil Rights Cases → hasPart → Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company ⓘ
subject linked to: The Civil Rights Cases (1883)
United States v. Stanley → relatedCase → Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company
United States v. Ryan → relatedTo → Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company ⓘ
United States v. Nichols → relatedCase → Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Co. ⓘ
linked to: Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company