Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company

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Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company was one of the 1883 U.S. Supreme Court decisions collectively known as the Civil Rights Cases, which limited federal enforcement of civil rights protections against private discrimination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Civil Rights Cases (1883)
United States Supreme Court case
areaOfLaw anti-discrimination law
constitutional law
collectiveName The Civil Rights Cases (1883)
surface form: Civil Rights Cases
country United States of America
surface form: United States
court Supreme Court of the United States
decisionYear 1883
effect restricted federal remedies against racial discrimination by private entities
hasParty Memphis and Charleston Railroad
surface form: Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company

Robinson
historicalPeriod Reconstruction era aftermath
holding contributed to the invalidation of key provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1875
limited federal power to prohibit private acts of racial discrimination
impact weakened federal protection against segregation in public accommodations
isIncludedIn United States Reports
legalSubject civil rights law
federal civil rights enforcement
public accommodations
racial discrimination
partOf The Civil Rights Cases (1883)
surface form: Civil Rights Cases
relatedCase United States v. Nichols
United States v. Ryan
United States v. Singleton
United States v. Stanley
relatedTo Civil Rights Act of 1875
Fourteenth Amendment
surface form: Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Thirteenth Amendment
surface form: Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

private discrimination
topic scope of congressional power under the Reconstruction Amendments

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The Civil Rights Cases (1883) hasPart Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company
subject surface form: The Civil Rights Cases
United States v. Stanley relatedCase Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company
this entity surface form: Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad
United States v. Ryan relatedTo Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company
United States v. Nichols relatedCase Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company
this entity surface form: Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Co.