Northern Securities Co. v. United States

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:case_analysis examined corporate behavior
gptkbp:case_number gptkb:No._1
gptkbp:case_outcome gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan
affirmed lower court's decision
resolved
increased scrutiny of corporate mergers
influenced public policy on corporate regulation
dissolution order
affirmed by Supreme Court
increased public awareness of monopolistic practices
dissolution of a major holding company
led to more aggressive antitrust prosecutions
strengthened antitrust enforcement mechanisms
upheld Sherman Act enforcement
led to the creation of the Federal Trade Commission.
gptkbp:case_significance established federal authority over monopolies
gptkbp:case_types antitrust litigation
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
March 14, 1904
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
gptkbp:doctrine rule of reason
gptkbp:has_historical_significance first major antitrust case
gptkbp:historical_context railroad industry consolidation
gptkbp:historical_significance landmark case in U. S. antitrust law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Northern Securities Co. v. United States
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Sherman_Antitrust_Act
strengthened federal antitrust policy
gptkbp:influenced_by Progressive Era reforms
Theodore Roosevelt's presidency
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:Northern_Securities_Company
gptkb:United_States_government
gptkbp:is_cited_in 193 U. S. 197
gptkbp:judicial_review reviewed by Supreme Court
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:legal_issue gptkb:Monopoly
gptkbp:legal_outcome set precedent for future antitrust litigation
gptkbp:legal_principle prohibition of monopolistic practices
gptkbp:legal_representation Attorney General Philander C. Knox
Northern Securities represented by J. P. Morgan
gptkbp:legislation Antitrust laws
gptkbp:notable_quote " The public must be protected from monopolies."
gptkbp:outcome dissolution of Northern Securities Company
gptkbp:precedent future antitrust cases
gptkbp:public_reaction support for antitrust enforcement
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:United_States_v._E._C._Knight_Co.
gptkb:Standard_Oil_Co._of_New_Jersey_v._United_States
gptkbp:significance antitrust law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U._S._v._E._C._Knight_Co.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4