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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taft Court canonical | 2 |
Statements (53)
| 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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William R. Day