Steward Machine Company
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Steward Machine Company was an American manufacturing firm best known for its role as the petitioner in the landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case Steward Machine Co. v. Davis, which upheld key provisions of the Social Security Act.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American company
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United States Supreme Court case → manufacturing company → |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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tax law → |
| associatedLegalDoctrine |
cooperative federalism
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federal spending power → |
| country |
United States
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United States → |
| court |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| decisionYear |
1937
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| hasLegalCase |
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis
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| historicalSignificance |
party in a landmark New Deal–era Supreme Court case
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| holding |
upheld key provisions of the Social Security Act
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| industry |
manufacturing
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| jurisdiction |
United States federal law
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| legalIssue |
constitutionality of the Social Security Act
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scope of federal taxing and spending power → |
| legalStatusInCase |
petitioner
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| locationCountry |
United States
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| notableFor |
being petitioner in Steward Machine Co. v. Davis
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involvement in litigation over the Social Security Act → |
| petitioner |
Steward Machine Company
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| relatedTo |
Social Security Act of 1935
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| respondent |
Davis
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| roleIn |
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis
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| subjectMatter |
Social Security Act
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federal unemployment compensation tax → |
| timePeriod |
20th century
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Steward Machine Co. v. Davis
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Steward Machine Co. v. Davis → |
petitioner |