Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company
GPTKB entity
Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
set precedent for future cases
opposed by civil rights advocates shaped future corporate law tax exemption for railroads |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
tax case
No. 1, 1886 |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
reversed lower court ruling |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
1886 |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:post-Civil_War_America
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
appealed from lower court
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company
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| gptkbp:impact |
business regulation
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
California_state_law
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad_Company
gptkb:Santa_Clara_County |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Stephen_J._Field
affirmed corporate rights Supreme_Court_review in_favor_of_Southern_Pacific_Railroad_Company |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
interpretation of the 14th Amendment
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
equal protection under the law
taxation of railroad property corporate personhood expanded corporate rights attorneys_for_Southern_Pacific_Railroad attorneys_for_Santa_Clara_County |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
landmark decision
extensively documented in legal literature analyzed in constitutional law courses supported by business interests frequently discussed in law schools 118 U.S. 394 cited in numerous legal cases criticized for expanding corporate power debate on corporate influence ongoing discussions about corporate personhood |
| gptkbp:outcome |
railroads are considered persons under the 14th Amendment
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| gptkbp:partOf |
American_legal_history
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| gptkbp:precedent |
corporate rights
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Buckley_v._Valeo
gptkb:First_National_Bank_of_Boston_v._Bellotti gptkb:Citizens_United_v._FEC gptkb:Hobby_Lobby_Stores,_Inc._v._Sebelius affects campaign finance laws context_of_economic_growth_in_the_U.S. |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
14th Amendment
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| gptkbp:significance |
established corporate personhood
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| gptkbp:team |
remains a controversial ruling
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