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A black-and-white photograph of the U.S. Supreme Court building in 1935 with people in period attire on the steps.

The Courts

The Gold Clause Crisis: When the Supreme Court Weighed National Bankruptcy

In 1935, the United States Supreme Court decided the Gold Clause Cases, a series of rulings that determined whether the federal government could legally invalidate contracts requiring payment in gold.…

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A monochrome 1935 photograph of the United States Supreme Court building with period-accurate cars and pedestrians in fedoras.

National Sovereignty

The Sick Chicken Case: Striking Down the National Industrial Recovery Act

July 24, 2026 Miles Harrington 0 Comments

The 1935 Supreme Court case Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States invalidated the National Industrial Recovery Act, a pillar of the New Deal. The unanimous ruling determined that the United…

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