United States v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
GPTKB entity
Properties (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
landmark case
civil case antitrust case precedent-setting case federal case |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
238 U.S. 1
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Progressive Era
early 20th century antitrust movement |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
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| gptkbp:impact |
influenced future antitrust cases
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_William_R._Day gptkb:Justice_Louis_Brandeis gptkb:Justice_William_Howard_Taft gptkb:Justice_John_H._Clarke affirmed lower court's decision |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
public interest antitrust laws restraint of trade economic competition promoted fair competition enhanced consumer protection established government oversight of industries limited railroad monopolies monopolistic_practices Baltimore_&_Ohio_Railroad_Co._legal_team reaffirmed_antitrust_laws |
| gptkbp:outcome |
influenced public policy on transportation
increased scrutiny of corporate mergers court ruled against the railroad shaped future legal interpretations of antitrust laws strengthened_antitrust_enforcement led_to_the_creation_of_the_Federal_Trade_Commission |
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Baltimore_&_Ohio_Railroad_Co. |
| gptkbp:precedent |
regulation of railroads
government intervention in monopolies |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Northern_Securities_Co._v._United_States
gptkb:Standard_Oil_Co._of_New_Jersey_v._United_States |
| gptkbp:significance |
established precedent in antitrust regulation
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| gptkbp:year |
1914
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