# United States ex rel Weinberger v Equifax **Entity class:** Legal instrument or procurement arrangement **Domain:** Additional Article Entities ## Definition Fifth Circuit decision discussed for its 1977 interpretation of the Anti-Pinkerton Act. The legal record connects statutory language with the operational classification applied in procurement. ## Operational role Named people and institutions make the article’s capacity relationships concrete. Authorship, sponsorship, employment, founding, procurement, and participation are different connections and must retain their specific meanings. These routes preserve the people and organizations behind the programs and operational examples. **Architecture connections:** [[wiki/Intelligence|Intelligence]] · [[wiki/OSINT|OSINT]] · [[wiki/HUMINT|HUMINT]]. ## Relationships - **article-linked authority or contracting instrument:** [[wiki/Anti-Pinkerton Act|Anti-Pinkerton Act]]. - **article-linked authority or contracting instrument:** [[wiki/FAR 37.109|FAR 37.109]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#IV. The Missing Link: Pinkerton, the Eye That Never Sleeps, and the Industrialization of Private Intelligence|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — IV. The Missing Link: Pinkerton, the Eye That Never Sleeps, and the Industrialization of Private Intelligence]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [Library of Congress, Pinkerton's National Detective Agency Records: Research Guide.](https://guides.loc.gov/pinkerton-papers) - [AFL-CIO, 1892 Homestead Strike.](https://aflcio.org/about/history/labor-history-events/1892-homestead-strike) - [U.S. General Accounting Office, Interpretations of the Anti-Pinkerton Act (B-139965, 1978).](https://www.gao.gov/products/b-139965-1)