United States v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:case_outcome damages awarded
affirmed lower court's ruling
gptkbp:case_significance landmark antitrust case
influenced regulatory policies
influenced public policy on monopolies
shaped antitrust enforcement
led to increased scrutiny of corporate mergers
defined legal standards for monopolies
encouraged consumer protection laws
highlighted the need for regulatory oversight.
promoted competition in the marketplace
set limits on corporate power
established government role in regulating industries
gptkbp:case_types civil case
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Progressive_Era
railroad expansion
economic regulation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
gptkbp:impact influenced future antitrust cases
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:Northern_Pacific_Railway_Company
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:216_U._S._538
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Charles_Evans_Hughes
gptkb:Justice_Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_William_H._Taft
gptkb:Justice_William_R._Day
gptkb:Justice_Louis_Brandeis
gptkb:Justice_John_H._Clarke
gptkb:Justice_Edward_Douglass_White
gptkbp:jurisdiction federal
gptkbp:legal_context railroad regulation
monopoly laws
gptkbp:legal_issue antitrust laws
gptkbp:legal_principle public interest
restraint of trade
unreasonable monopoly
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Justice
Northern Pacific Railway's attorneys
gptkbp:outcome court ruled against the railway company
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Sherman_Antitrust_Act
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gptkbp:significance established precedent in antitrust regulation
gptkbp:year 1913
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Taft_Court
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4