McNamara brothers bombing case
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The McNamara brothers bombing case was a highly publicized early 20th-century American labor-related criminal trial involving union activists accused of a deadly bombing, in which Clarence Darrow served as a prominent defense attorney.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| McNamara brothers bombing case canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American legal case
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criminal case ⓘ labor-related criminal trial ⓘ |
| hasCharge | bombing ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
damaged public image of militant unionism
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influenced public debate on labor radicalism ⓘ |
| hasContext | conflict between organized labor and employers in the United States ⓘ |
| hasDefendants |
James B. McNamara
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John J. McNamara ⓘ |
| hasDefenseAttorney | Clarence Darrow ⓘ |
| hasDefenseStrategy | initially contested guilt ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
became a landmark in the history of American labor-related criminal prosecutions
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illustrated tensions between labor unions and employers ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasLegalIssue | criminal responsibility for politically motivated violence ⓘ |
| hasLegalRole | defendants were union members ⓘ |
| hasLocationType | urban setting ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
highly publicized trial
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involvement of prominent defense attorney Clarence Darrow ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | conviction of defendants ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | union activists ⓘ |
| hasPublicReaction |
controversy over union involvement in violence
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widespread media coverage ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasVictims | people killed in bombing ⓘ |
| isDocumentedIn |
American legal history accounts
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histories of the U.S. labor movement ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
American labor movement
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labor violence in the United States ⓘ trade union activism ⓘ |
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