United States v' Butler

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United States v. Butler

• The Court found the Act unconstitutional because
  it attempted to regulate and control agricultural
  production, an arena reserved to the states

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Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States

• A unanimous Court found this to be an
  unconstitutional delegation of legislative
  authority.

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Panama Refining Co. v. Ryan,

• The ruling was the first of several which
  overturned key elements of the Administration's
  New Deal legislative program

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''pack'' the court-that is, to add one new
justice for each one over 70, on the flimsy
excuse that the nine justices were overworked (a
plan made possible by the fact that the
Constitution does not specify how many justices
the court should have).

• ''nine old men'' of the Supreme Court, and the
  famous ''switch in time that saved nine.''