Taft Court

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The Taft Court refers to the period of the United States Supreme Court under Chief Justice William Howard Taft (1921–1930), noted for its conservative jurisprudence and significant decisions on federal power and economic regulation.

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Taft Court canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Supreme Court
historical court era
apexCourtOf federal judiciary of the United States NERFINISHED
appointedByPresident Calvin Coolidge NERFINISHED
Herbert Hoover NERFINISHED
Warren G. Harding NERFINISHED
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of the United States
chiefJustice William Howard Taft NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime 1930
era Lochner era NERFINISHED
followedBy Hughes Court NERFINISHED
judicialPhilosophy conservative
jurisdiction United States federal law
knownFor decisions limiting federal economic regulation
narrow interpretation of federal commerce power in some cases
protection of property rights and contractual freedom
strengthening judicial review over administrative agencies
legalSystem common law
location Washington, D.C.
member Edward T. Sanford NERFINISHED
George Sutherland NERFINISHED
Harlan F. Stone NERFINISHED
James C. McReynolds NERFINISHED
John H. Clarke NERFINISHED
Louis D. Brandeis NERFINISHED
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. NERFINISHED
Pierce Butler NERFINISHED
William Howard Taft NERFINISHED
William R. Day NERFINISHED
Willis Van Devanter NERFINISHED
namedAfter William Howard Taft NERFINISHED
numberOfJustices 9
oversaw interpretation of federal statutes
interpretation of the U.S. Constitution
precededBy White Court NERFINISHED
seat Supreme Court of the United States Building (pre-1935 sessions held in U.S. Capitol) NERFINISHED
significantCase Adkins v. Children’s Hospital NERFINISHED
Bailey v. Drexel Furniture Co. NERFINISHED
Board of Trade of City of Chicago v. Olsen NERFINISHED
Buck v. Bell NERFINISHED
Carroll v. United States NERFINISHED
Coronado Coal Co. v. United Mine Workers NERFINISHED
Frothingham v. Mellon NERFINISHED
Gitlow v. New York NERFINISHED
Massachusetts v. Mellon NERFINISHED
McGrain v. Daugherty NERFINISHED
Myers v. United States NERFINISHED
Olmstead v. United States NERFINISHED
United States v. L. Cohen Grocery Co. NERFINISHED
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. NERFINISHED
startTime 1921
timePeriod 1920s

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White Court followedBy Taft Court
Justice William R. Day partOf Taft Court
subject surface form: William R. Day