Case rulings

Discrimination/segregation negatively affects the economy.

Senator Hubert Humphrey

Labor of employees is essential to the continued flow of commerce

Chief Justice Hughes

In favor of social security. Temptation, not coercion.

Justice Cardozo

Humphrey’s executor: quasi-legislative, quasi-judicial commissioners.

Justice Sutherland

All on direct and indirect taxes

Justice Fuller

Court packing plan

FDR

The product can be regulated, but not the person who made the product.

Justice Day

The 14th amendment did not give Congress the power to outlaw private discrimination, but it could prevent the states from discrimination (though not necessarily equal enjoyment, segregation is allowed). 

Justice Bradley

Our Constitution is colorblind. States cannot do segregation/regulate enjoyment

Justice Harlan

Privileges and immunities only protect the right of U.S. citizenship, not state citizenship

Justice Miller

President cannot suspend writ of Habeas Corpus

Justice Taney

Let the ends be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the Constitution…consist with the letter and spirit of the Constitution.

James Madison

necessity

Justice Marshall

Veto of the national bank

Andrew Jackson

Northwestern territory, northwestern ordinance

Lincoln

War with Mexico, violation of treaty

James Polk