United States v. Butler

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Properties (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:advocatesFor 1 hour
gptkbp:caseOutcome Declared unconstitutional
Affected future agricultural legislation.
Influenced future agricultural policies
Set a precedent for limiting federal power.
Impact on judicial interpretation of federal authority.
gptkbp:caseTypes No. 1
Civil case
gptkbp:category Constitutional law
gptkbp:citedBy 297 U.S. 1
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
1936-01-06
5-4 ruling
Limits on federal authority
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
1936-01-06
gptkbp:filedIn 1935-12-02
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:United_States_v._Darby_Lumber_Co.
gptkbp:historicalContext Great Depression
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Important_for_understanding_federalism_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Significant in the context of the New Deal.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Butler
gptkbp:impact Influenced New Deal legislation
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Louis_Brandeis
Constitutional review
Unconstitutional ruling
Dissent argued for broader federal powers
Constitutional review of federal statutes
Majority opinion stated federal overreach
gptkbp:keyPeople Majority opinion
gptkbp:lawEnforcement Struck down legislation.
gptkbp:legalStatus Federalism
Constitutionality of the Agricultural Adjustment Act
Debate over federal vs. state powers.
Federal government exceeded its powers
New Deal era legislation
Set limits on federal power over agriculture
Struck down key provisions of the act
gptkbp:notableEvent Agricultural Adjustment Act
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Landmark_case_in_U.S._constitutional_law
Relevant to discussions on federalism
Cited in numerous subsequent cases.
Judicial review of federal legislation.
Challenged the Agricultural Adjustment Act's constitutionality.
Examined federal-state power dynamics
Judgment against the federal government.
Significant_in_the_evolution_of_U.S._law.
Influenced_judicial_interpretation_of_the_Commerce_Clause.
gptkbp:outcome Struck_down_the_Agricultural_Adjustment_Act
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation United_States,_George_H._Butler
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Owen_J._Roberts
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:United_States_v._Schechter_Poultry_Corp.
gptkbp:precedent Subsequent cases regarding federal agricultural regulation
gptkbp:relatedPatent Context of the New Deal policies.
gptkbp:relatedTo Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
gptkbp:team Debate on the scope of federal powers.
Established limits on federal intervention.
Outcome affected future federal legislation.
gptkbp:type Dissenting opinion