Hughes Court

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The Hughes Court was the era of the U.S. Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, noted for its pivotal decisions during the New Deal period that reshaped constitutional law and federal power.

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instanceOf era of the Supreme Court of the United States
judicial body
apexCourt Supreme Court of the United States
branchOfGovernment Judicial branch of the United States federal government
chiefJustice Charles Evans Hughes
constitutionalDoctrine broader interpretation of the Commerce Clause
greater deference to legislative judgments on economic policy
retreat from Lochner-era substantive due process in economic regulation
country United States
endYear 1941
followedBy Stone Court
historicalContext conflict with early New Deal programs
court-packing plan controversy of 1937
jurisdiction United States Constitution
federal law of the United States
knownForCase Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins
Home Building & Loan Assn. v. Blaisdell
Minersville School District v. Gobitis
Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
Near v. Minnesota
Palko v. Connecticut
Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States
United States v. Butler
United States v. Darby Lumber Co.
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish
location Washington, D.C.
member Benjamin N. Cardozo
Felix Frankfurter
George Sutherland
Harlan Fiske Stone
Hugo Black
linked to: Hugo L. Black

James C. McReynolds
Louis Brandeis
Owen J. Roberts
Pierce Butler
Stanley Reed
William O. Douglas
Willis Van Devanter
namedAfter Charles Evans Hughes
notableFor decisions concerning New Deal legislation
expansion of federal power under the Commerce Clause
shift in constitutional interpretation of economic regulation
precededBy Taft Court
presidingPresidentAtStart Herbert Hoover
presidingPresidentDuringMostOfTerm Franklin D. Roosevelt
startYear 1930
timePeriod Great Depression
New Deal era
linked to: New Deal

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