United States v. Southern Pacific Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:court_cases
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| gptkbp:argued_on |
December 6, 1885
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
used in law schools
analyzed in legal textbooks still relevant in discussions of federalism |
| gptkbp:case_documentation_link |
available in public legal databases
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| gptkbp:case_number |
available in legal archives
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| gptkbp:case_outcome |
gptkb:Justice_Stephen_J._Field
resolved shaped regulatory policies Southern Pacific Company was favored in the ruling. Southern Pacific's operations were not subject to federal regulation Southern Pacific Company won majority opinion favored Southern Pacific influenced the development of the Interstate Commerce Commission |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
important for federal regulatory power
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| gptkbp:case_types |
civil case
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| gptkbp:consequences |
influenced state and federal relations
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
1886 March 1, 1886 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan
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| gptkbp:docket_number |
gptkb:No._1
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
post-Civil War economic expansion
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
reflects economic tensions of the era
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Southern Pacific Company
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| gptkbp:impact |
railroad industry regulation
influenced future cases regarding corporate rights |
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Company |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
often cited in legal arguments
118 U. S. 394 |
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
reviewed by Supreme Court
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. upheld the rights of corporations |
| gptkbp:legacy |
remains a landmark case in U. S. legal history
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Act
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| gptkbp:legal_framework |
set a standard for federal intervention
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| gptkbp:legal_issue |
railroad regulation
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| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
affirmed lower court's decision
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
federal supremacy over state law
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
attorneys for United States
attorneys for Southern Pacific Company |
| gptkbp:legislation |
Interstate Commerce Commission Act
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Supreme Court ruled in favor of Southern Pacific Company
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| gptkbp:precedent |
influenced future commerce clause interpretations
future cases on commerce clause |
| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Wabash,_St._Louis_&_Pacific_Railway_Company_v._Illinois
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment
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| gptkbp:significance |
established precedent for corporate personhood
established precedent for federal regulation of interstate commerce |
| gptkbp:year |
1886
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States_v._Pennsylvania_Railroad_Co.
gptkb:United_States_v._New_York_Central_Railroad_Co. |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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