United States v. Darby
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United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
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| United States v. Darby Lumber Co. | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Commerce Clause case
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U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ landmark Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| appliesTo | employers engaged in production of goods for interstate commerce ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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federalism ⓘ labor law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1940-12-19 ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAtTime | Charles Evans Hughes ⓘ |
| citation | 312 U.S. 100 ⓘ |
| clarified | relationship between Commerce Clause power and the Tenth Amendment ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decadeDecided | 1940s ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1941-02-03 ⓘ |
| decisionType | constitutional interpretation ⓘ |
| fullName |
United States v. Darby
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United States v. Darby Lumber Co.
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| holding |
Congress may prohibit the shipment in interstate commerce of goods produced under substandard labor conditions
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Congress may regulate the employment of workers engaged in the production of goods for interstate commerce under the Commerce Clause ⓘ Fair Labor Standards Act ⓘ
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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is a constitutional exercise of Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause
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| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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United States
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| legalIssue |
constitutionality of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
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federalism and division of powers between federal and state governments ⓘ scope of the Commerce Clause ⓘ |
| locationOfOriginatingDispute | Georgia ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Justice Harlan F. Stone
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Harlan F. Stone
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| overruledCase | Hammer v. Dagenhart ⓘ |
| party |
Darby Lumber Company
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United States of America ⓘ
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United States
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| precedentFor | broad congressional authority to regulate labor conditions affecting interstate commerce ⓘ |
| relatedConstitutionalProvision |
Commerce Clause
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Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine | substantial effects doctrine ⓘ |
| relatedTo | New Deal era constitutional jurisprudence ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| shortDescription | 1941 Supreme Court decision upholding federal labor standards under the Commerce Clause ⓘ |
| significance |
expanded federal power over economic activity under the Commerce Clause
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limited the restrictive interpretation of the Tenth Amendment as a barrier to federal regulation ⓘ marked a shift toward broad deference to Congress in regulating the national economy ⓘ |
| topic |
federal regulation of wages and hours
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interstate commerce ⓘ maximum hours ⓘ minimum wage ⓘ |
| upheldStatute |
Fair Labor Standards Act
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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
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| volume | 312 ⓘ |
| vote | unanimous ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1941 ⓘ |
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