Norris-LaGuardia Act
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The Norris-LaGuardia Act is a 1932 U.S. federal labor law that significantly restricted federal courts’ ability to issue injunctions in nonviolent labor disputes and outlawed “yellow-dog” contracts, strengthening workers’ rights to organize and strike.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norris-LaGuardia Act canonical | 1 |
| Norris–LaGuardia Act | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7689764 — 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: Norris-LaGuardia Act Context triple: [Smith-Connally Act, precededBy, Norris-LaGuardia Act]
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A.
Wheeler–Howard Act
The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
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Smith-Connally Act
The Smith-Connally Act was a 1943 U.S. wartime law that gave the federal government authority to seize and operate industries threatened by labor strikes in order to maintain wartime production.
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C.
Humphrey–Hawkins Act
The Humphrey–Hawkins Act is a 1978 U.S. federal law that set explicit national goals for full employment, price stability, and economic growth, and established regular reporting requirements for the Federal Reserve and the President on economic policy.
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D.
Hepburn Act
The Hepburn Act was a 1906 U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission’s power to regulate railroad rates and practices as part of Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Era reforms.
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E.
Esch–Cummins Act
The Esch–Cummins Act was a 1920 U.S. federal law that returned railroads from government control to private operation while strengthening federal regulation and promoting industry consolidation.
- 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: Norris-LaGuardia Act Target entity description: The Norris-LaGuardia Act is a 1932 U.S. federal labor law that significantly restricted federal courts’ ability to issue injunctions in nonviolent labor disputes and outlawed “yellow-dog” contracts, strengthening workers’ rights to organize and strike.
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A.
Wheeler–Howard Act
The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
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B.
Smith-Connally Act
The Smith-Connally Act was a 1943 U.S. wartime law that gave the federal government authority to seize and operate industries threatened by labor strikes in order to maintain wartime production.
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C.
Humphrey–Hawkins Act
The Humphrey–Hawkins Act is a 1978 U.S. federal law that set explicit national goals for full employment, price stability, and economic growth, and established regular reporting requirements for the Federal Reserve and the President on economic policy.
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D.
Hepburn Act
The Hepburn Act was a 1906 U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission’s power to regulate railroad rates and practices as part of Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Era reforms.
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E.
Esch–Cummins Act
The Esch–Cummins Act was a 1920 U.S. federal law that returned railroads from government control to private operation while strengthening federal regulation and promoting industry consolidation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
labor law ⓘ |
| affects |
federal court jurisdiction
ⓘ
relationship between federal courts and organized labor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anti-Injunction Act of 1932
ⓘ
linked to:
Anti-Injunction Act
|
| appliesTo | labor disputes involving interstate commerce ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil procedure
ⓘ
labor and employment law ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 29 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| defines | labor dispute ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1932 ⓘ |
| encourages | collective bargaining as a means of resolving labor disputes ⓘ |
| focusesOn | nonviolent labor disputes ⓘ |
| fullName | An Act to amend the Judicial Code and to define and limit the jurisdiction of courts sitting in equity, and for other purposes ⓘ |
| historicalContext | enacted during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| influenced | development of U.S. labor policy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| legalEffect |
invalidates contractual provisions requiring employees to refrain from joining labor unions
ⓘ
makes it more difficult for employers to obtain injunctions against strikes and picketing ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| limits |
enforceability of employment contracts that restrict union membership
ⓘ
equity jurisdiction of federal courts in labor disputes ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Fiorello H. La Guardia
ⓘ
George W. Norris ⓘ |
| opposes | judicial interference in peaceful labor activities ⓘ |
| policyGoal | to rebalance power between employers and employees in labor relations ⓘ |
| precedes |
National Labor Relations Act of 1935
ⓘ
linked to:
National Labor Relations Act
|
| primaryPurpose |
to protect workers’ rights to organize and strike
ⓘ
to restrict the power of federal courts to issue injunctions in labor disputes ⓘ |
| prohibits |
federal court injunctions in nonviolent labor disputes except under limited conditions
ⓘ
yellow-dog contracts ⓘ |
| protects |
labor organizations
ⓘ
workers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Clayton Antitrust Act
ⓘ
linked to:
Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914
National Labor Relations Act ⓘ Railway Labor Act ⓘ
linked to:
Railway Labor Act of 1926
|
| requires |
notice and hearing before issuance of most labor injunctions
ⓘ
specific factual findings before issuance of an injunction in a labor dispute ⓘ that complainants in labor disputes have made every reasonable effort to settle the dispute before seeking an injunction ⓘ |
| signedBy | Herbert Hoover ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| strengthensRight |
right of workers to engage in collective bargaining
ⓘ
right of workers to form labor unions ⓘ right of workers to strike ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
collective labor rights
ⓘ
employment contracts ⓘ labor injunctions ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction | anti-injunction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Norris-LaGuardia Act Description of subject: The Norris-LaGuardia Act is a 1932 U.S. federal labor law that significantly restricted federal courts’ ability to issue injunctions in nonviolent labor disputes and outlawed “yellow-dog” contracts, strengthening workers’ rights to organize and strike.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Norris-LaGuardia Act