ðə kˈeɪs wʌz fɹˈiːkwəntli ɪnvˈoʊkt ɪnðɪ ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl ɐtˈɛmpt tə pˈæs ðə wˈæɡnɚkˈɔstɪɡən ˈækt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənsi ʌv fɹˈæŋklɪn ɹˈoʊzəvˌɛlt, wˌɪtʃ wʊdhɐv mˌeɪd ɪɾ ɐ fˈɛdɚɹəl kɹˈaɪm fɔːɹ lˈɔː ɛnfˈoːɹsmənt əfˈɪʃəlz tə ɹᵻfjˈuːz tə tɹˈaɪ tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ɐ lˈɪntʃɪŋ.
The case was frequently invoked in the unsuccessful attempt to pass the Wagner-Costigan Act during the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, which would have made it a federal crime for law enforcement officials to refuse to try to prevent a lynching.