Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad
GPTKB entity
Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
corporate governance
civil rights movements economic policy political campaigns legal precedents business law constitutional interpretation state taxation authority public perception of corporations federal regulation of corporations increased scrutiny of corporate taxes judicial interpretations of the 14th Amendment shaped future tax laws |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
civil case
118 U.S. 394 |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
affirmed lower court ruling |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
1886 |
| gptkbp:field |
constitutional law
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| gptkbp:firstClaim |
corporate lobbying
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:post-Civil_War_America
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first major case on corporate personhood
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad
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| gptkbp:impact |
business regulation
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
economic interests of railroads
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad_Company
gptkb:Santa_Clara_County |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan
gptkb:Justice_Stephen_J._Field judicial activism originalism tax assessment invalidated Supreme_Court_review |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:California
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
equal protection under the law
taxation of railroad property corporate rights vs. individual rights expanded corporate rights attorneys_for_Southern_Pacific_Railroad attorneys_for_Santa_Clara_County |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
law schools
legal textbooks landmark decision debate over corporate influence |
| gptkbp:outcome |
railroads are considered persons under the 14th Amendment
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| gptkbp:precedent |
subsequent cases regarding corporate rights
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Buckley_v._Valeo
gptkb:Citizens_United_v._FEC |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
14th Amendment
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| gptkbp:significance |
established corporate personhood
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