Butler
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Butler is the party that served as the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Butler, which addressed the constitutionality of certain New Deal agricultural policies.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
legal case defendant
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party to a lawsuit → |
| areaOfLaw |
agricultural regulation
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federalism → taxing and spending power → |
| caseCitation |
United States v. Butler, 297 U.S. 1 (1936)
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| caseType |
constitutional law case
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| constitutionalProvisionInvolved |
Spending Clause of the U.S. Constitution
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Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution → |
| countryOfJurisdiction |
United States of America
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| courtDecisionOutcome |
Agricultural Adjustment Act held unconstitutional
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| decisionYear |
1936
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| hasNotableFor |
being an early Supreme Court setback for New Deal legislation
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limiting federal power over agriculture through conditional spending → |
| isPartOf |
New Deal era Supreme Court jurisprudence
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| issueInCase |
constitutionality of federal agricultural policies
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scope of the federal taxing and spending power → |
| jurisdictionOfCase |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| legalQuestion |
whether the Agricultural Adjustment Act exceeded Congress’s powers under the Constitution
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| opponentInCase |
United States
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| partyInCase |
United States v. Butler
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| relatedDoctrine |
coercion through conditional federal spending
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general welfare clause interpretation → |
| relatedTo |
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
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New Deal → |
| roleInCase |
defendant
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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United States v. Butler
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defendant |