H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
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H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the "pattern of racketeering activity" requirement under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11730681 — 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: H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. Context triple: [Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, notableUseInCase, H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.]
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MCI v. AT&T
MCI v. AT&T was a landmark U.S. antitrust lawsuit in the telecommunications industry that challenged AT&T’s monopoly and helped open the long-distance market to competition.
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United States v. AT&T
United States v. AT&T was a landmark antitrust lawsuit in which the U.S. government forced the breakup of the Bell System telecommunications monopoly in the early 1980s.
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Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Oregon
Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Oregon is a 1912 U.S. Supreme Court case that held challenges to state initiatives under the Constitution’s Guarantee Clause present nonjusticiable political questions beyond the Court’s authority to decide.
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Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland
Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed federal court jurisdiction and state sovereign immunity in disputes over telecommunications regulation under the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
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Crowell v. Benson
Crowell v. Benson is a 1932 U.S. Supreme Court decision that helped define the constitutional limits of administrative agencies’ fact-finding powers and the scope of judicial review over administrative adjudications.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. Target entity description: H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the "pattern of racketeering activity" requirement under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
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A.
MCI v. AT&T
MCI v. AT&T was a landmark U.S. antitrust lawsuit in the telecommunications industry that challenged AT&T’s monopoly and helped open the long-distance market to competition.
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B.
United States v. AT&T
United States v. AT&T was a landmark antitrust lawsuit in which the U.S. government forced the breakup of the Bell System telecommunications monopoly in the early 1980s.
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C.
Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Oregon
Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Oregon is a 1912 U.S. Supreme Court case that held challenges to state initiatives under the Constitution’s Guarantee Clause present nonjusticiable political questions beyond the Court’s authority to decide.
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D.
Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland
Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed federal court jurisdiction and state sovereign immunity in disputes over telecommunications regulation under the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
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E.
Crowell v. Benson
Crowell v. Benson is a 1932 U.S. Supreme Court decision that helped define the constitutional limits of administrative agencies’ fact-finding powers and the scope of judicial review over administrative adjudications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
RICO case
ⓘ
United States Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil RICO
ⓘ
federal criminal law ⓘ |
| citation |
106 L. Ed. 2d 195
ⓘ
109 S. Ct. 2893 ⓘ 492 U.S. 229 ⓘ |
| clarifiedConcept | pattern of racketeering activity under RICO ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1989-06-26 ⓘ |
| decisionType | unanimous decision ⓘ |
| defendant | Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 87-1252 ⓘ |
| holding |
A RICO pattern of racketeering activity requires proof of relationship among predicate acts and continuity of the racketeering activity, but does not require multiple schemes.
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A single scheme can satisfy the RICO pattern requirement if the relationship and continuity requirements are met. ⓘ Predicate acts may form a RICO pattern if they amount to or pose a threat of continued criminal activity. ⓘ |
| issue |
How to define continuity and relationship among predicate acts under RICO.
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Whether multiple schemes are required to establish a RICO pattern of racketeering activity. ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Antonin Scalia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byron R. White NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry A. Blackmun NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Day O'Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ Thurgood Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| keyword |
RICO pattern
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continuity plus relationship test ⓘ racketeering activity ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
NERFINISHED
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pattern of racketeering activity ⓘ |
| lowerCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plaintiff | H.J. Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor | interpretation of RICO pattern requirement in later federal cases ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | On certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
closed-ended continuity
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open-ended continuity ⓘ |
| statuteInterpreted |
18 U.S.C. § 1961
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18 U.S.C. § 1962 ⓘ |
| voteDissent | 0 ⓘ |
| voteMajority | 9 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1989 ⓘ |
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Subject: H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. Description of subject: H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the "pattern of racketeering activity" requirement under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
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