Steward Machine Co. v. Davis
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Steward Machine Co. v. Davis is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal unemployment compensation provisions of the Social Security Act, affirming broad congressional power to tax and spend for the general welfare.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Steward Machine Co. v. Davis canonical | 8 |
| Steward Machine Company v. Davis | 1 |
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Target entity: Steward Machine Co. v. Davis Context triple: [Social Security Act of 1935, constitutionalChallenge, Steward Machine Co. v. Davis]
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Helvering v. Davis
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Marbury v. Madison
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Porter
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Bolt Beranek and Newman
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Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Steward Machine Co. v. Davis Target entity description: Steward Machine Co. v. Davis is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal unemployment compensation provisions of the Social Security Act, affirming broad congressional power to tax and spend for the general welfare.
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A.
Helvering v. Davis
Helvering v. Davis is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Social Security Act and broadly affirmed federal power to tax and spend for the general welfare.
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B.
Marbury v. Madison
Marbury v. Madison is the landmark 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review, empowering federal courts to strike down laws that violate the Constitution.
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C.
Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade was a landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that recognized a constitutional right to abortion, profoundly shaping American law and politics until it was overturned in 2022.
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Homestead Strike
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Porter
Porter is a transit station in Cambridge, Massachusetts that serves both MBTA commuter rail and Red Line subway services.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
Social Security law
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constitutional law ⓘ federal taxation ⓘ federalism ⓘ |
| citation |
301 U.S. 548
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57 S. Ct. 883 ⓘ 81 L. Ed. 1279 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1937-05-24 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustice |
Justice George Sutherland
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Justice James C. McReynolds ⓘ Justice Pierce Butler ⓘ Justice Willis Van Devanter ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Steward Machine Company v. Davis
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| generalWelfareClauseInterpretation | recognized broad congressional discretion in determining what serves the general welfare ⓘ |
| holding |
Congress may tax and spend for the general welfare under Article I, Section 8
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the challenged provisions did not violate the Tenth Amendment ⓘ the federal unemployment tax scheme did not constitute unconstitutional coercion of the states ⓘ upheld the unemployment compensation provisions of the Social Security Act ⓘ |
| impact |
expanded understanding of congressional spending power
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served as precedent for later federal social welfare programs ⓘ strengthened the constitutional foundation of the Social Security system ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Charles Evans Hughes
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surface form:
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes
Justice Harlan F. Stone ⓘ Justice Louis D. Brandeis ⓘ Justice Owen J. Roberts ⓘ |
| keyDoctrine |
broad interpretation of the General Welfare Clause
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distinction between financial inducement and coercion of states ⓘ permissibility of conditional federal spending toward state programs ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Tenth Amendment limits on federal power
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alleged coercion of states by federal tax scheme ⓘ constitutionality of federal unemployment compensation tax ⓘ scope of the Taxing and Spending Clause ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo ⓘ |
| petitioner | Steward Machine Company ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Helvering v. Davis
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United States v. Butler ⓘ |
| relatedConstitutionalProvision |
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
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Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| relatedStatute | Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ |
| relatedStatutoryProvision | Title IX of the Social Security Act ⓘ |
| respondent | Davis ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | federal unemployment compensation tax credit scheme ⓘ |
| voteSplit | 5–4 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1937 ⓘ |
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Subject: Steward Machine Co. v. Davis Description of subject: Steward Machine Co. v. Davis is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal unemployment compensation provisions of the Social Security Act, affirming broad congressional power to tax and spend for the general welfare.
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