Wilson v. New (1917)
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Wilson v. New (1917) was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal authority to regulate railroad workers’ hours and wages, affirming the constitutionality of progressive labor legislation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilson v. New | 1 |
| Wilson v. New (1917) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5715875 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wilson v. New (1917) Context triple: [Adamson Act, testedInCase, Wilson v. New (1917)]
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A.
Downes v. Bidwell
Downes v. Bidwell is a 1901 U.S. Supreme Court case that helped establish the "Insular Cases" doctrine, holding that full constitutional rights do not automatically extend to all territories under American control.
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B.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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C.
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld minimum wage laws and effectively ended the Lochner era by allowing greater government regulation of economic conditions.
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D.
Ingraham v. Wright
Ingraham v. Wright is a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment does not apply to corporal punishment in public schools and that due process does not require a prior hearing before such discipline is imposed.
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E.
Toomer v. Witsell
Toomer v. Witsell is a 1948 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly interpreted the Privileges and Immunities Clause by striking down discriminatory state licensing fees imposed on out-of-state commercial fishermen.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wilson v. New (1917) Target entity description: Wilson v. New (1917) was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal authority to regulate railroad workers’ hours and wages, affirming the constitutionality of progressive labor legislation.
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A.
Downes v. Bidwell
Downes v. Bidwell is a 1901 U.S. Supreme Court case that helped establish the "Insular Cases" doctrine, holding that full constitutional rights do not automatically extend to all territories under American control.
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B.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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C.
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld minimum wage laws and effectively ended the Lochner era by allowing greater government regulation of economic conditions.
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D.
Ingraham v. Wright
Ingraham v. Wright is a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment does not apply to corporal punishment in public schools and that due process does not require a prior hearing before such discipline is imposed.
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E.
Toomer v. Witsell
Toomer v. Witsell is a 1948 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly interpreted the Privileges and Immunities Clause by striking down discriminatory state licensing fees imposed on out-of-state commercial fishermen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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constitutional law case ⓘ landmark labor law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
commerce clause jurisprudence
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ federal regulatory power ⓘ labor law ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernmentInvolved | judicial branch of the United States ⓘ |
| citation | 243 U.S. 332 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
Commerce Clause
Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment ⓘ
linked to:
Due Process Clause
|
| context | enacted in response to threatened nationwide railroad strike in 1916 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| courtLevel | court of last resort ⓘ |
| decidedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1917 ⓘ |
| effect |
affirmed broad federal power to set minimum labor standards for interstate railroad workers
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strengthened the legal foundation for later federal labor regulations ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Wilson v. New
ⓘ
linked to:
Wilson v. New (1917)
|
| governingLaw |
United States Constitution
ⓘ
federal statutory law ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early Supreme Court approval of federal minimum labor standards in transportation
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helped legitimize progressive labor reforms at the federal level ⓘ |
| holding |
Congress has constitutional authority to regulate the hours and wages of railroad employees engaged in interstate commerce
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federal regulation of railroad workers’ hours and wages does not violate the Due Process Clause ⓘ the Adamson Act is a valid exercise of congressional power under the Commerce Clause ⓘ |
| involvesStatute | Adamson Act ⓘ |
| involvesSubjectMatter |
hours of service for railroad employees
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railroad labor regulation ⓘ wages of railroad workers ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
constitutionality of federal regulation of railroad workers’ hours and wages
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scope of Congress’s power over interstate commerce ⓘ validity of the Adamson Act of 1916 ⓘ |
| partyTypeInvolved |
federal government of the United States
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linked to:
United States government
railroad companies ⓘ railroad employees ⓘ |
| petitioner |
Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States
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linked to:
Woodrow Wilson
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| precedentFor | later cases upholding federal labor standards ⓘ |
| recognizedPower |
Congressional power to impose an eight-hour workday on interstate railroads
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Congressional power to influence wage levels in interstate transportation industries ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation | federal railroad labor statutes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
federal authority over interstate railroads
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progressive era labor legislation ⓘ |
| respondent | New ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Progressive Era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wilson v. New (1917) Description of subject: Wilson v. New (1917) was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal authority to regulate railroad workers’ hours and wages, affirming the constitutionality of progressive labor legislation.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Wilson v. New (1917)
linked to: Wilson v. New (1917)