United States v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
GPTKB entity
Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
civil case
antitrust case |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
216 U.S. 538
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| gptkbp:court |
affirmed lower court's ruling
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Progressive Era
railroad expansion government regulation of industries |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
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| gptkbp:impact |
regulation of monopolies
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_William_R._Day gptkb:Justice_Louis_Brandeis |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
public interest antitrust laws damages awarded restraint of trade impact on corporate governance influence on state laws enhanced regulatory framework increased competition in the market advancement of fair competition dissolution of certain agreements enhancement of economic fairness establishment of antitrust guidelines impact on interstate commerce regulations improvement of market conditions increased transparency in business practices influence on federal regulations injunction against practices protection of consumer interests protection of small businesses reduction of monopolistic power reform of railroad industry practices restructuring of company practices shaping of antitrust policy strengthening of consumer rights monopolistic_practices |
| gptkbp:outcome |
influenced public policy on transportation
increased scrutiny of corporate mergers court ruled against the railway company led to more antitrust lawsuits set a precedent for future cases against railroads strengthened_antitrust_enforcement |
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:Northern_Pacific_Railway_Company
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:precedent |
influenced future antitrust cases
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:United_States_v._American_Tobacco_Co.
gptkb:Standard_Oil_Co._v._United_States |
| gptkbp:significance |
important case in antitrust law
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| gptkbp:year |
1913
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