Taft Court

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The Taft Court refers to the period of the United States Supreme Court under Chief Justice William Howard Taft (1921–1930), noted for its conservative jurisprudence and significant decisions on federal power and economic regulation.

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Taft Court canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Supreme Court
historical court era
apexCourtOf federal judiciary of the United States
appointedByPresident Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Warren G. Harding
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of the United States
chiefJustice William Howard Taft
country United States
endTime 1930
era Lochner era
linked to: Lochner v. New York
followedBy Hughes Court
judicialPhilosophy conservative
jurisdiction United States federal law
knownFor decisions limiting federal economic regulation
narrow interpretation of federal commerce power in some cases
protection of property rights and contractual freedom
strengthening judicial review over administrative agencies
legalSystem common law
location Washington, D.C.
member Edward T. Sanford
George Sutherland
Harlan F. Stone
James C. McReynolds
John H. Clarke NERFINISHED
Louis D. Brandeis
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Pierce Butler
William Howard Taft
William R. Day NERFINISHED
Willis Van Devanter
namedAfter William Howard Taft
numberOfJustices 9
oversaw interpretation of federal statutes
interpretation of the U.S. Constitution
precededBy White Court
seat Supreme Court of the United States Building (pre-1935 sessions held in U.S. Capitol)
significantCase Adkins v. Children’s Hospital
Bailey v. Drexel Furniture Co.
Board of Trade of City of Chicago v. Olsen
Buck v. Bell
Carroll v. United States
Coronado Coal Co. v. United Mine Workers
Frothingham v. Mellon
Gitlow v. New York
Massachusetts v. Mellon
McGrain v. Daugherty
Myers v. United States
Olmstead v. United States
United States v. L. Cohen Grocery Co.
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.
startTime 1921
timePeriod 1920s

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White Court followedBy Taft Court
William R. Day partOf Taft Court
subject linked to: Justice William R. Day
Mahlon Pitney partOf Taft Court
Hughes Court precededBy Taft Court
Joseph R. Lamar partOf Taft Court