United States v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (109)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:court_cases
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| gptkbp:argued_on |
monopolistic practices by railroads
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
examined competitive practices
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| gptkbp:case_number |
gptkb:No._1
appealed from lower court involved railroads' pricing practices |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
majority opinion favored regulation
shaped future antitrust litigation United States prevailed against railroad company. United States won the case ruled against Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
important for antitrust law
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| gptkbp:case_types |
civil case
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:United_States gptkb:United_States_federal_law gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court gptkb:Atlantic_Coast_Line_Railroad_Company |
| gptkbp:date |
March 1941
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Hugo_Black
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| gptkbp:docket_number |
gptkb:No._1
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
1941
June 1941 |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:New_Deal_era
post-World War II economy railroad regulation history |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
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| gptkbp:impact |
transportation law
competition law railroad industry regulations strengthened federal regulation of railroads |
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Atlantic_Coast_Line_Railroad_Company |
| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Atlantic_Coast_Line_Railroad_Company |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
gptkb:ACLR_Co._v._United_States
often cited in legal discussions ACLR 1941 |
| gptkbp:judged_by |
affirmed lower court's decision
|
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Roberts
gptkb:Justice_Frank_Murphy gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter gptkb:Justice_Hugo_Black gptkb:Justice_Jackson gptkb:Justice_Stanley_Reed |
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Supreme Court review
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
New Deal era regulations
|
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
upheld antitrust laws
antitrust regulatory framework |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
antitrust laws
|
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
affirmed lower court ruling
|
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
market competition
monopolistic practices restraint of trade prohibition of monopolies |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:Atlantic_Coast_Line_Railroad_Company |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Act
gptkb:Clayton_Antitrust_Act gptkb:Sherman_Antitrust_Act |
| gptkbp:outcome |
increased scrutiny of railroad mergers
ruling in favor of United States |
| gptkbp:precedent |
antitrust law interpretation
influence on future antitrust cases influenced future antitrust cases |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:United_States_v._American_Tobacco_Company
gptkb:United_States_v._Amazon.com,_Inc. gptkb:United_States_v._Google_LLC gptkb:United_States_v._Qualcomm_Incorporated gptkb:United_States_v._Southern_Railway_Company gptkb:United_States_v._Apple_Inc. gptkb:United_States_v._Chicago,_Burlington_&_Quincy_Railroad_Company gptkb:United_States_v._Microsoft_Corporation gptkb:United_States_v._E._I._du_Pont_de_Nemours_and_Company gptkb:United_States_v._Facebook,_Inc. gptkb:United_States_v._Intel_Corporation gptkb:United_States_v._AT&_T_Inc. United States v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. United States v. Allegiant Air, LLC. United States v. American Airlines, Inc. United States v. Compass Airlines, LLC. United States v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. United States v. Envoy Air, Inc. United States v. Frontier Airlines, Inc. United States v. Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. United States v. Horizon Air Industries, Inc. United States v. Jet Blue Airways Corporation United States v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. United States v. Mastercard Inc. United States v. Mesa Airlines, Inc. United States v. PSA Airlines, Inc. United States v. Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. United States v. Silver Airways, LLC. United States v. Sky West Airlines, Inc. United States v. Southwest Airlines Co. United States v. Spirit Airlines, Inc. United States v. Sun Country Airlines, Inc. United States v. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. United States v. United Airlines, Inc. United States v. Visa Inc. |
| gptkbp:significance |
clarified antitrust enforcement
important antitrust case |
| gptkbp:year |
1941
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:James_C._Mc_Reynolds
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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