Disambiguation evidence for In re Debs Supreme Court case via surface form

"In re Debs"


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Predicate Object
alsoKnownAs Debs v. United States
surface form: Debs v. United States (informal name)
areaOfLaw constitutional law
areaOfLaw federal courts and jurisdiction
areaOfLaw interstate commerce
areaOfLaw labor law
citationStyle In re Debs Supreme Court case self-linksurface differs
surface form: In re Debs, 158 U.S. 564 (1895)
court Supreme Court of the United States
decisionDate 1895-05-27
decisionType unanimous decision
effect expanded federal power over labor disputes affecting interstate commerce
effect limited autonomy of labor unions in nationwide strikes
effect strengthened use of labor injunctions against unions
fullName In re Debs Supreme Court case self-linksurface differs
surface form: In re Debs, 158 U.S. 564 (1895)
historicalContext Gilded Age labor conflicts
historicalSignificance landmark case in legitimizing federal intervention in labor strikes
holding The contempt convictions of Eugene V. Debs and others for violating a federal injunction were upheld.
holding The federal government may obtain injunctions to halt labor strikes that interfere with interstate commerce and the mails.
holding Federal government
surface form: The federal government may use troops to enforce federal court injunctions and ensure the operation of interstate commerce and the mails.
instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
instanceOf federal courts case
instanceOf labor law case
involvedOrganization American Railway Union
involvedOrganization Pullman Palace Car Company
involvedOrganization United States Army
involvedOrganization United States Department of Justice
involvedPerson Eugene V. Debs
jurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
legalIssue contempt of court for violating injunction
legalIssue federal authority over interstate commerce
legalIssue federal authority over the mails
legalIssue federal power to issue labor injunctions
location Washington, D.C.
majorityOpinionBy David J. Brewer
surface form: Justice David J. Brewer
page 564
petitioner United States of America
surface form: United States
precedentFor later federal labor injunction cases
relatedConcept federal police power
relatedConcept interstate commerce clause
relatedConcept labor injunction
relatedConcept mail power of Congress
relatedEvent Pullman Strike
respondent Eugene V. Debs
respondent officers of the American Railway Union
subjectMatter federal injunctions in labor disputes
subjectMatter scope of federal police power
subjectMatter use of federal troops in domestic disturbances
volume 158 U.S.
vote 9-0
year 1895