United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp.
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United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. is a landmark 1936 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly affirmed the president’s independent and plenary authority in conducting foreign affairs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. canonical | 3 |
| United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corporation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1228178 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. Context triple: [George Sutherland, notableWork, United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp.]
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A.
Katzenbach v. Morgan
Katzenbach v. Morgan is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s power under the Fourteenth Amendment to prohibit certain state voting restrictions, reinforcing federal authority to protect voting rights.
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B.
INS v. Chadha
INS v. Chadha is a landmark 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down the legislative veto as unconstitutional, significantly reshaping the balance of power between Congress and the executive branch.
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C.
Katzenbach v. McClung
Katzenbach v. McClung is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in local restaurants under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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D.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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E.
Korematsu v. United States
Korematsu v. United States is a landmark 1944 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the wartime internment of Japanese Americans, later widely condemned as a grave civil liberties violation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. Target entity description: United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. is a landmark 1936 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly affirmed the president’s independent and plenary authority in conducting foreign affairs.
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A.
Katzenbach v. Morgan
Katzenbach v. Morgan is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s power under the Fourteenth Amendment to prohibit certain state voting restrictions, reinforcing federal authority to protect voting rights.
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B.
INS v. Chadha
INS v. Chadha is a landmark 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down the legislative veto as unconstitutional, significantly reshaping the balance of power between Congress and the executive branch.
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C.
Katzenbach v. McClung
Katzenbach v. McClung is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in local restaurants under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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D.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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E.
Korematsu v. United States
Korematsu v. United States is a landmark 1944 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the wartime internment of Japanese Americans, later widely condemned as a grave civil liberties violation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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foreign affairs law case ⓘ landmark case ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1936-11-19 ⓘ |
| citation |
299 U.S. 304
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57 S. Ct. 216 ⓘ 81 L. Ed. 255 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvolved |
Article II of the United States Constitution
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separation of powers doctrine ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1936-12-21 ⓘ |
| defendant |
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
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surface form:
Curtiss-Wright Export Corporation
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| dissentBy |
Justice Harlan F. Stone
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surface form:
Harlan F. Stone
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| dissentType | in part ⓘ |
| fullName |
United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp.
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surface form:
United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corporation
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| historicalContext |
Chaco War
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surface form:
Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay
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| holding |
Congress may accord the President a degree of discretion and freedom from statutory restriction in external affairs that would not be admissible in domestic affairs.
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The President has broad, independent, and plenary authority in the field of foreign affairs. ⓘ The President is the sole organ of the federal government in the field of international relations. ⓘ The nondelegation doctrine is applied less strictly in matters of foreign affairs. ⓘ |
| impact |
Expanded understanding of presidential power in external affairs.
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Frequently cited precedent in U.S. foreign relations law. ⓘ Influenced later Supreme Court cases on executive power in foreign affairs. ⓘ |
| issue |
Whether Congress unconstitutionally delegated legislative power to the President in authorizing an arms embargo.
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Whether the President possesses inherent powers in foreign affairs beyond those enumerated in the Constitution. ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
delegation of powers
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foreign affairs power ⓘ presidential power ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| majorityJusticesJoining |
Charles Evans Hughes
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James Clark McReynolds ⓘ Justice Louis D. Brandeis ⓘ
surface form:
Louis Brandeis
Justice Owen J. Roberts ⓘ
surface form:
Owen J. Roberts
Pierce Butler ⓘ Willis Van Devanter ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | George Sutherland ⓘ |
| originatingCourt |
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
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surface form:
District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York
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| plaintiff |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| relatedTo |
arms embargo on Bolivia and Paraguay
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nondelegation doctrine ⓘ presidential foreign affairs powers ⓘ sole organ doctrine ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| shortName |
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
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surface form:
Curtiss-Wright
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| statuteInterpreted | Joint Resolution of Congress authorizing the President to prohibit arms sales to Bolivia and Paraguay ⓘ |
| volume | 299 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1936 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. Description of subject: United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. is a landmark 1936 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly affirmed the president’s independent and plenary authority in conducting foreign affairs.
Referenced by (4)
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United States Supreme Court cases of the Hughes Court
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