Morgan v. Virginia Railway Co. (1938 administrative law case, not 1946 transportation case)
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Morgan v. Virginia Railway Co. (1938) is a United States Supreme Court administrative law decision from the Hughes Court era that addressed the scope of federal regulatory authority and procedural requirements in disputes involving a railway company.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Morgan v. Virginia Railway Co. (1938 administrative law case, not 1946 transportation case) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6737228 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Morgan v. Virginia Railway Co. (1938 administrative law case, not 1946 transportation case) Context triple: [United States Supreme Court cases of the Hughes Court, includesCase, Morgan v. Virginia Railway Co. (1938 administrative law case, not 1946 transportation case)]
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A.
Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company
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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Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. is a landmark 1928 New York Court of Appeals case, authored by Judge Benjamin Cardozo, that established the modern American doctrine of proximate cause and foreseeability in negligence law.
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C.
MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.
MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. is a landmark 1916 New York Court of Appeals case that expanded manufacturers’ liability in negligence to consumers, even without privity of contract.
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Morgan v. Virginia
Morgan v. Virginia was a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down state laws mandating racial segregation on interstate buses, laying important groundwork for later civil rights actions.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Morgan v. Virginia Railway Co. (1938 administrative law case, not 1946 transportation case) Target entity description: Morgan v. Virginia Railway Co. (1938) is a United States Supreme Court administrative law decision from the Hughes Court era that addressed the scope of federal regulatory authority and procedural requirements in disputes involving a railway company.
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A.
Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company
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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B.
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. is a landmark 1928 New York Court of Appeals case, authored by Judge Benjamin Cardozo, that established the modern American doctrine of proximate cause and foreseeability in negligence law.
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C.
MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.
MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. is a landmark 1916 New York Court of Appeals case that expanded manufacturers’ liability in negligence to consumers, even without privity of contract.
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D.
Morgan v. Virginia
Morgan v. Virginia was a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down state laws mandating racial segregation on interstate buses, laying important groundwork for later civil rights actions.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hughes Court decision
ⓘ
United States Supreme Court case ⓘ administrative law case ⓘ federal court decision ⓘ |
| appliesTo | federal administrative proceedings involving railroads ⓘ |
| hasAreaOfLaw |
administrative law
ⓘ
federal regulatory law ⓘ railroad regulation ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDecisionYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | federal jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
federal oversight of railway company disputes
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procedural requirements in administrative proceedings ⓘ scope of federal regulatory authority ⓘ |
| hasLevelOfCourt | court of last resort ⓘ |
| hasParty |
Morgan
NERFINISHED
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Virginia Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPetitioner | Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRespondent | Virginia Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter | regulation of a railway company ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | Hughes Court era ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
federal administrative procedure
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relationship between federal agencies and regulated railroads ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Morgan v. Virginia (1946)
NERFINISHED
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Morgan v. Virginia Railway Co. (transportation segregation case) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Morgan v. Virginia Railway Co. (1938 administrative law case, not 1946 transportation case) Description of subject: Morgan v. Virginia Railway Co. (1938) is a United States Supreme Court administrative law decision from the Hughes Court era that addressed the scope of federal regulatory authority and procedural requirements in disputes involving a railway company.
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