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Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States (1935)

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004393

A landmark United States Supreme Court case that invalidated regulations of the poultry industry under the National Industrial Recovery Act. The Court ruled that Congress had unconstitutionally delegated legislative power to the President and that the regulations exceeded Congress's power under the Commerce Clause. This decision limited the federal government's authority to regulate intrastate commerce during the New Deal era.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004393
FieldLaw
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