Statements (101)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:legal_case |
| gptkbp:appeals_to |
appeal denied
|
| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Still cited in labor law discussions.
analyzed in law schools Impact on labor rights studied in labor law courses Labor law evolution in the U. S. |
| gptkbp:case_number |
gptkb:Injunction_against_the_American_Railway_Union
gptkb:No._1 |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
gptkb:majority_opinion
gptkb:Justice_David_J._Brewer affirmed lower court's ruling Debs' release after serving time labor unions' legal strategies Debs' conviction upheld. Federal government can intervene in strikes Injunction against the strike Labor injunction upheld Majority opinion favored federal intervention. |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
landmark labor case
Key case in U. S. labor history. Landmark case in labor law |
| gptkbp:case_types |
civil case
Contempt of court |
| gptkbp:consequences |
Increased federal intervention in labor disputes
|
| gptkbp:context |
gptkb:American_Railway_Union_strike
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois |
| gptkbp:court_impact |
Strengthened federal judicial power.
|
| gptkbp:date |
April 1895
|
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan
|
| gptkbp:duration |
several months
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
June 1895
|
| gptkbp:has_implications_for |
Union rights
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Gilded Age labor relations
Labor movement in the 1890s |
| gptkbp:historical_event |
gptkb:Pullman_Strike_of_1894
|
| gptkbp:historical_figure |
gptkb:Eugene_V._Debs
|
| gptkbp:historical_figures |
gptkb:President_Grover_Cleveland
|
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Set precedent for federal intervention
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
symbol of labor rights struggles
Influenced future labor relations. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
In re Debs
|
| gptkbp:impact |
influenced future labor laws
Labor law in the United States labor movement in the United States |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Sherman_Antitrust_Act
|
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:Eugene_V._Debs
gptkb:American_Railway_Union |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
158 U. S. 564
|
| gptkbp:judged_by |
gptkb:Affirmed
|
| gptkbp:judicial_opinion_written_by |
gptkb:Justice_David_J._Brewer
|
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
gptkb:Yes
constitutional review reviewed by the Supreme Court Affirmed lower court's decision. |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced labor rights movements.
|
| gptkbp:legal_context |
industrial relations in the U. S.
Late 19th-century labor unrest. |
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Federal courts
federal courts federal labor law Reinforced federal power Debs' conviction upheld influenced judicial attitudes towards labor. Long-term effects on labor law. Set limits on strike actions. |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Labor disputes
injunction against a strike |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
injunction granted
Debs was imprisoned Debs' imprisonment |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
freedom of speech limitations
Injunctions in labor disputes |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:Clarence_Darrow
attorney Clarence Darrow |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Clayton_Antitrust_Act
gptkb:Anti-Injunction_Act |
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Eugene_V._Debs
|
| gptkbp:notable_wins |
Debs sentenced to six months in prison
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
upheld the use of injunctions
Injunction against striking workers |
| gptkbp:precedent |
federal injunctions in labor disputes
federal intervention in labor strikes Federal authority in labor relations Federal government's authority in labor disputes |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Edward_D._White
|
| gptkbp:public_reaction |
gptkb:Mixed
controversial decision |
| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:NLRB_v._Jones_&_Laughlin_Steel_Corp.
gptkb:Lochner_v._New_York gptkb:United_States_v._Shipp |
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Pullman_Strike_of_1894
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Pullman_Strike
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Expansion of federal power
established federal authority over labor disputes |
| gptkbp:year |
1895
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Chief_Justice_Melville_Fuller
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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