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Congress And The Appellate Jurisdiction Of The Supreme Court, Ralph R. Martig
Congress And The Appellate Jurisdiction Of The Supreme Court, Ralph R. Martig
Michigan Law Review
A democratic government such as ours, based upon the theory of popular sovereignty, presents many curious political phenomena. For example: in order to insure a proper balance of the powers, it has been necessary for the Supreme Court to assume the onerous task of passing upon the constitutionality of congressional legislation. It is unfortunate, but necessary, that the Court be obliged to exercise this power of judicial review at a time when the entire country is suffering from the effects of a severe and sustained economic depression. It is unfortunate, too, that the legislation under judicial examination should involve questions …
Constitutional Law-Agricultural Adjustment Act-The General Welfare Clause And The Tenth Amendment
Constitutional Law-Agricultural Adjustment Act-The General Welfare Clause And The Tenth Amendment
Michigan Law Review
In what is without question the most important decision rendered in recent years the Supreme Court of the United States has swept away the legal basis of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. The processing tax, an essential part of a plan for the control of production, has been ruled unconstitutional as involving an invasion of the powers reserved to the states. Unlike the case of Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States, in which the National Industrial Recovery Act was held invalid by a unanimous Court, this pillar of the New Deal's vast recovery program was destroyed by a six-to-three decision, …