antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States

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United States Supreme Court case antitrust case landmark decision

The antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States was a landmark 1911 U.S. Supreme Court decision that broke up John D. Rockefeller’s oil monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act, reshaping American corporate and competition law.

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Label	Occurrences
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States	9
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey et al. v. United States	1
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was found to have violated the Sherman Antitrust Act	1
antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States canonical	1

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Target entity: antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
Context triple: [John D. Rockefeller, subjectOf, antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States]

A. Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act is a landmark 1890 U.S. federal law that outlawed monopolistic business practices and formed the foundation of American antitrust policy.
B. NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. is a landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld federal power to regulate labor relations, marking a major expansion of Congress’s authority over interstate commerce.
C. United States v. Darby
United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
D. United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association
United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association is a landmark 1944 U.S. Supreme Court case that held insurance transactions across state lines are subject to federal regulation under the Commerce Clause.
E. United States v. Comstock
United States v. Comstock is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s authority to civilly commit mentally ill, sexually dangerous federal prisoners beyond their release date under the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
Target entity description: The antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States was a landmark 1911 U.S. Supreme Court decision that broke up John D. Rockefeller’s oil monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act, reshaping American corporate and competition law.

A. Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act is a landmark 1890 U.S. federal law that outlawed monopolistic business practices and formed the foundation of American antitrust policy.
B. NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. is a landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld federal power to regulate labor relations, marking a major expansion of Congress’s authority over interstate commerce.
C. United States v. Darby
United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
D. United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association
United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association is a landmark 1944 U.S. Supreme Court case that held insurance transactions across state lines are subject to federal regulation under the Commerce Clause.
E. United States v. Comstock
United States v. Comstock is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s authority to civilly commit mentally ill, sexually dangerous federal prisoners beyond their release date under the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Supreme Court case ⓘ antitrust case ⓘ landmark decision ⓘ
appliedStatute	Sherman Antitrust Act ⓘ surface form: Sherman Act Section 1 Sherman Antitrust Act ⓘ surface form: Sherman Act Section 2 Sherman Antitrust Act ⓘ
areaOfLaw	United States antitrust law ⓘ United States corporate regulation ⓘ
chiefJustice	Edward Douglass White ⓘ
citation	221 U.S. 1 ⓘ
concernsCompany	Standard Oil Company of New Jersey ⓘ
concernsIndustry	oil industry ⓘ
concernsMarket	petroleum refining and distribution ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
court	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate	1911-05-15 ⓘ
decisionType	majority decision ⓘ
defendant	Standard Oil Company of New Jersey ⓘ Standard Oil ⓘ surface form: Standard Oil Trust
dissentingJustice	John Marshall Harlan ⓘ
fullCaseName	antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Standard Oil Company of New Jersey et al. v. United States
historicalEra	Progressive Era ⓘ
historicalSignificance	considered a foundational case in U.S. antitrust jurisprudence ⓘ marked a turning point in federal regulation of large corporations ⓘ
holding	antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was found to have violated the Sherman Antitrust Act
influenced	development of the rule of reason in antitrust analysis ⓘ
introducedDoctrine	rule of reason ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal law ⓘ
legalPrinciple	only unreasonable restraints of trade violate the Sherman Act ⓘ
legalSubject	antitrust law ⓘ competition law ⓘ corporate law ⓘ
locationOfCourt	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
majorityOpinionBy	Edward Douglass White ⓘ
plaintiff	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
precedentFor	subsequent antitrust enforcement against large trusts ⓘ
relatedCase	United States v. American Tobacco Co. ⓘ
relatedMovement	trust-busting movement ⓘ
relatedPerson	John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
remedy	breakup of Standard Oil Trust into separate companies ⓘ dissolution of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey ⓘ
result	Standard Oil monopoly was dismantled ⓘ creation of multiple regional successor oil companies ⓘ reshaped American antitrust enforcement ⓘ
timePeriod	early 20th century ⓘ
vote	8–1 ⓘ
yearDecided	1911 ⓘ

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