Roosevelt Court
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Roosevelt Court is the informal name for the period of the U.S. Supreme Court dominated by justices appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, during which the Court upheld New Deal legislation and expanded federal power and civil liberties.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | judicial era ⓘ |
| appliesTo | New Deal programs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| associatedWith |
constitutional revolution of 1937
ⓘ
shift in Supreme Court attitude toward federal power ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of the United States ⓘ |
| context |
Great Depression
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Deal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | informal name for a period of the U.S. Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantAppointingPresident | Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1950s ⓘ |
| field |
administrative law
ⓘ
civil liberties law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ federal courts and jurisdiction ⓘ |
| followedBy | Warren Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | interpretation of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
broad interpretation of federal commerce power
ⓘ
greater willingness to uphold social welfare legislation ⓘ increased protection for civil rights and civil liberties in some areas ⓘ judicial deference to economic regulation ⓘ retreat from Lochner-era substantive due process in economic cases ⓘ |
| hasPart | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern civil liberties doctrine
ⓘ
later Warren Court jurisprudence ⓘ modern understanding of federal regulatory authority ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Democratic Party dominance in the 1930s and 1940s
ⓘ
New Deal political realignment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDoctrine |
acceptance of federal economic planning measures
ⓘ
broad reading of the Commerce Clause ⓘ more expansive view of federal spending power ⓘ shift away from strict limits on federal regulatory authority ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
laying groundwork for later civil rights decisions
ⓘ
transforming constitutional law on economic regulation ⓘ validating key New Deal statutes previously threatened by the Court ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lochner era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
expansion of civil liberties jurisprudence
ⓘ
expansion of federal power ⓘ upholding New Deal legislation ⓘ |
| startTime | 1937 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wiley B. Rutledge