Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sick_Chicken_Case
gptkbp:arguedDate May 2, 1935
May 3, 1935
gptkbp:category United States Supreme Court cases
1935 in United States case law
Commerce Clause case law
Nondelegation doctrine case law
Separation of powers case law
United States Supreme Court cases of the Hughes Court
gptkbp:citation 295 U.S. 495
gptkbp:date May 27, 1935
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:decision unanimous decision
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:docketNumber 854
gptkbp:effect limited federal regulatory power over intrastate commerce
invalidated key New Deal legislation
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:A.L.A._Schechter_Poultry_Corporation_et_al._v._United_States
gptkbp:heldBy Congress cannot delegate legislative power to the President without clear guidelines
Congress's power under the Commerce Clause does not extend to intrastate activities that only indirectly affect interstate commerce
The National Industrial Recovery Act is unconstitutional
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States
gptkbp:lawsInvolved gptkb:National_Industrial_Recovery_Act_of_1933
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Charles_Evans_Hughes
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Charles_Evans_Hughes
gptkbp:overruledBy gptkb:National_Industrial_Recovery_Act
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:A.L.A._Schechter_Poultry_Corporation
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Panama_Refining_Co._v._Ryan
gptkb:Carter_v._Carter_Coal_Co.
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:nondelegation_doctrine
gptkb:Separation_of_powers
Commerce Clause
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Industrial_Recovery_Act_of_1933
gptkb:National_Recovery_Administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5