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The Supreme Court’s Daring Attempt to Limit Government

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The Supreme Court’s Daring Attempt to Limit Government
The Supreme Court in Washington on July 29, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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On May 29, 1935, in the midst of a Great Depression that would not end, the Supreme Court struck down a central piece of legislation of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal, the National Industrial Recovery Act. In Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, the court ruled that the entire scheme violated the U.S. Constitution.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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