Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell
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Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell is a 1934 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state mortgage moratorium law during the Great Depression, marking a major limitation on the absolute scope of the Contract Clause.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell canonical | 4 |
| Home Building & Loan Assn. v. Blaisdell | 1 |
| Home Building & Loan Association of Minneapolis v. Blaisdell | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2652822 — 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.
Target entity: Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell Context triple: [Contract Clause, hasKeyCase, Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell]
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Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.
Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. is a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the standard for proving discriminatory intent in equal protection challenges to facially neutral government actions, particularly in the context of zoning and housing discrimination.
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Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe is a landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly limited federal agencies’ discretion in approving highway construction through public parks and strengthened judicial review of administrative decisions.
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C.
Cooley v. Board of Wardens
Cooley v. Board of Wardens is an 1852 U.S. Supreme Court decision that helped define the scope of the Commerce Clause by allowing states to regulate certain local aspects of commerce, such as port pilotage, without violating federal authority.
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Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
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E.
Kelo v. City of New London
Kelo v. City of New London is a landmark 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that expanded the interpretation of “public use” under the Takings Clause to allow government seizure of private property for economic development projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell Target entity description: Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell is a 1934 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state mortgage moratorium law during the Great Depression, marking a major limitation on the absolute scope of the Contract Clause.
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A.
Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.
Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. is a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the standard for proving discriminatory intent in equal protection challenges to facially neutral government actions, particularly in the context of zoning and housing discrimination.
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B.
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe is a landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly limited federal agencies’ discretion in approving highway construction through public parks and strengthened judicial review of administrative decisions.
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C.
Cooley v. Board of Wardens
Cooley v. Board of Wardens is an 1852 U.S. Supreme Court decision that helped define the scope of the Commerce Clause by allowing states to regulate certain local aspects of commerce, such as port pilotage, without violating federal authority.
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D.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
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E.
Kelo v. City of New London
Kelo v. City of New London is a landmark 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that expanded the interpretation of “public use” under the Takings Clause to allow government seizure of private property for economic development projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Contract Clause case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ landmark case ⓘ |
| arguedDate | November 8, 1933 ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAtDecision | Charles Evans Hughes ⓘ |
| citation | 290 U.S. 398 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution
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surface form:
Article I, Section 10, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
Contract Clause ⓘ |
| 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 | January 8, 1934 ⓘ |
| decisionType | constitutional law decision ⓘ |
| dissentingJustice |
George Sutherland
ⓘ
Justice James C. McReynolds ⓘ
surface form:
James C. McReynolds
Pierce Butler ⓘ Willis Van Devanter ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Home Building & Loan Association of Minneapolis v. Blaisdell
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| historicalContext | Great Depression ⓘ |
| holding |
Minnesota's mortgage moratorium law did not violate the Contract Clause
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states may temporarily modify contractual remedies in response to a genuine emergency ⓘ the Contract Clause does not bar all state laws that affect existing contracts ⓘ |
| impact |
became a leading precedent on Contract Clause jurisprudence
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expanded state authority to enact emergency economic legislation ⓘ limited the previously strict interpretation of the Contract Clause ⓘ |
| issue | whether a state mortgage moratorium law violated the Contract Clause ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo
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surface form:
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Justice Harlan F. Stone ⓘ
surface form:
Harlan F. Stone
Justice Louis D. Brandeis ⓘ
surface form:
Louis Brandeis
Owen Josephus Roberts ⓘ
surface form:
Owen J. Roberts
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| jurisdiction | Minnesota ⓘ |
| languageOfOpinion | English ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
state police power can justify limited impairments of contracts during emergencies
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the Contract Clause is subject to reasonable regulation to protect vital public interests ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Charles Evans Hughes ⓘ |
| originatingCourt |
Minnesota Supreme Court
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surface form:
Supreme Court of Minnesota
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| originatingJurisdiction | Minnesota ⓘ |
| petitioner | Home Building & Loan Association of Minneapolis ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
impairment of contracts
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temporary moratorium on foreclosures ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent |
John H. Blaisdell
NERFINISHED
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Rosella S. Blaisdell ⓘ |
| stateLawAtIssue | Minnesota Mortgage Moratorium Law ⓘ |
| topic |
Great Depression emergency legislation
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economic emergency ⓘ mortgage foreclosure ⓘ state police power ⓘ |
| volume | 290 ⓘ |
| vote | 5–4 ⓘ |
| year | 1934 ⓘ |
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Subject: Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell Description of subject: Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell is a 1934 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state mortgage moratorium law during the Great Depression, marking a major limitation on the absolute scope of the Contract Clause.
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