Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company v. Illinois
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Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:court_cases
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
relevant to modern commerce regulation
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| gptkbp:case_number |
part of a series of commerce clause cases
involved transportation and commerce issues |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
5-4 ruling
influenced state and federal relations limited state power over interstate commerce set precedent for federal regulation reaffirmed federal jurisdiction established federal oversight shaped future transportation law highlighted issues of economic regulation set the stage for future legal battles over commerce led to increased federal regulation of railroads majority opinion emphasized federal control narrowed state regulatory powers redefined state-federal power dynamics |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
important for legal scholars
critical for understanding federalism landmark decision in U. S. legal history |
| gptkbp:case_types |
constitutional law
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| gptkbp:consequences |
strengthened federal authority
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
February 25, 1886 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan
Justice Harlan's view on state rights |
| gptkbp:docket_number |
No. 83
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| gptkbp:doctrine |
dormant commerce clause
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Railroad Regulation Era
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company v. Illinois
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| gptkbp:impact |
gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Act_of_1887
federal regulation of railroads Strengthened federal regulation of interstate commerce |
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:Wabash,_St._Louis_&_Pacific_Railway_Company
gptkb:State_of_Illinois |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
gptkb:118_U._S._557_(1886)
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
judicial interpretation of commerce clause
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
gptkb:Gibbons_v._Ogden
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| gptkbp:legal_framework |
October Term, 1885
influenced future commerce clause interpretations |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
state regulation of interstate commerce
State regulation of interstate commerce |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
invalidated state law on railroad rates
affirmed federal jurisdiction over interstate commerce |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
interstate commerce clause
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
analysis of state vs. federal powers
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| gptkbp:material |
dispute over railroad rates
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| gptkbp:outcome |
struck down state law
Limited state power over interstate commerce |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Commerce Clause interpretation
subsequent commerce clause cases federal supremacy in commerce regulation |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_William_B._Woods
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. v. Illinois
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| gptkbp:significance |
limited states' rights to regulate railroads
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States_v._Southern_Pacific_Company
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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