Supreme Court decision in 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:citation 295 U.S. 495
gptkbp:date May 27, 1935
gptkbp:decision unanimous decision
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:effect Struck down key New Deal legislation
Limited federal regulatory power over intrastate commerce
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:A.L.A._Schechter_Poultry_Corp._v._United_States
gptkbp:heldBy Congress cannot delegate legislative power to the President
The activities regulated were not interstate commerce
The National Industrial Recovery Act was unconstitutional
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Supreme Court decision in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:A.L.A._Schechter_Poultry_Corporation
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Panama_Refining_Co._v._Ryan
gptkbp:principle gptkb:Separation_of_powers
Limits of the Commerce Clause
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:National_Industrial_Recovery_Act
gptkb:New_Deal
gptkb:Nondelegation_doctrine
Commerce Clause
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Industrial_Recovery_Act
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