United States v. Northern Pacific Railway
GPTKB entity
Properties (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
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| gptkbp:appeal |
from lower court ruling
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| gptkbp:applicationNumber |
No. 1
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
1907
shaped future antitrust litigation Northern_Pacific_Railway's_monopoly_was_challenged. Northern_Pacific_Railway's_practices_were_curtailed |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
civil case
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
affirmed lower court's ruling ruled_against_Northern_Pacific_Railway |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
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| gptkbp:economicImpact |
railroad industry regulation
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Progressive Era antitrust movement
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
involved multiple appeals
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Northern Pacific Railway
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| gptkbp:impact |
influenced future antitrust cases
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| gptkbp:judges |
majority opinion
January 6, 1913 upheld antitrust laws injunction against the railway reaffirmed antitrust principles Supreme_Court_review Supreme_Court_Justices dissent_by_Justice_Holmes |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
antitrust laws set standards for antitrust enforcement antitrust legislation 216 U.S. 58 government's case against the railway restructuring of railway operations monopolistic_practices Northern_Pacific_Railway's_legal_team defense_by_Northern_Pacific_Railway |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
landmark antitrust case
analysis of monopolistic behavior |
| gptkbp:outcome |
railroad's practices were found to violate antitrust laws
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| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:Northern_Pacific_Railway
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Sherman Antitrust Act
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| gptkbp:publicAccess |
promoting competition
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:United_States_v._American_Tobacco_Co.
gptkb:Standard_Oil_Co._v._United_States |
| gptkbp:significance |
established precedent for antitrust regulation
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| gptkbp:year |
1913
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