McReynolds–Sutherland–Van Devanter–Butler voting bloc
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The McReynolds–Sutherland–Van Devanter–Butler voting bloc was a group of four conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices in the 1930s who frequently voted together to strike down New Deal legislation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of United States Supreme Court justices
ⓘ
voting bloc ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Four Horsemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of the United States federal government ⓘ |
| compositionCharacteristic | all four justices were appointed by Republican presidents ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith | Franklin D. Roosevelt administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtLevel | highest court in the United States ⓘ |
| era | Lochner era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | New Deal–friendly Supreme Court majority ⓘ |
| historicalContext | constitutional crisis over New Deal legislation ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of judicial resistance to the New Deal ⓘ |
| ideology | conservatism ⓘ |
| influencedEvent | Roosevelt’s 1937 court-packing plan ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal constitutional law ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy |
Lochner-era substantive due process
ⓘ
limited interpretation of the Commerce Clause ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| member |
George Sutherland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Clark McReynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierce Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ Willis Van Devanter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | striking down New Deal legislation ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 4 ⓘ |
| opposed | New Deal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Benjamin N. Cardozo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Evans Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ Harlan F. Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Brandeis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnAdministrativeState | suspicious of expanding federal administrative agencies ⓘ |
| positionOnEconomicRegulation | hostile to broad federal economic regulation ⓘ |
| positionOnLaborRegulation | skeptical of federal labor protections ⓘ |
| positionOnNewDeal | frequently voted to invalidate New Deal programs ⓘ |
| positionOnStatesRights | favored stronger role for states in economic regulation ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier conservative majorities on the Supreme Court ⓘ |
| timeframeEnd | late 1930s ⓘ |
| timeframeStart | early 1930s ⓘ |
| votingPattern | frequently voted together ⓘ |
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