Fuller Court

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The Fuller Court was the era of the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller (1888–1910), noted for decisions that often favored laissez-faire economic policies and limited federal regulatory power.

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Fuller Court canonical 7

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instanceOf era of the Supreme Court of the United States
judicial body
apexCourt Supreme Court of the United States
appointedByPresidents Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
William McKinley
authority Article III of the United States Constitution
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of the United States
chairperson Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller
linked to: Melville W. Fuller
characterizedBy judicial conservatism in economic matters
reluctance to uphold social welfare legislation
chiefJustice Melville W. Fuller
composition nine justices (by statute)
constitutionalFocus Commerce Clause interpretation
Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
linked to: Due Process Clause

Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
country United States
endDate 1910
followedBy White Court
historicalContext Gilded Age
Progressive Era
jurisdiction federal judiciary of the United States
language English
legalPhilosophy laissez-faire constitutionalism
substantive due process in economic regulation
legalSystem common law
location Washington, D.C.
namedAfter Melville W. Fuller
notableCase Champion v. Ames
Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education
Downes v. Bidwell
In re Debs
Lochner v. New York
Northern Securities Co. v. United States
Plessy v. Ferguson
Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.
United States v. E. C. Knight Co.
notableFor decisions restricting economic regulation
early development of substantive due process doctrine
partOf history of the Supreme Court of the United States
precededBy Waite Court
startDate 1888
tendency favoring business interests
limited federal regulatory power
narrow interpretation of federal commerce power
timePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century

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White Court follows Fuller Court
Melville W. Fuller partOf Fuller Court
Melville Fuller partOf Fuller Court
Stephen J. Field partOf Fuller Court
William R. Day partOf Fuller Court
subject linked to: Justice William R. Day
Dooley v. United States hasEra Fuller Court
Waite Court followedBy Fuller Court