Case Briefs - 1900-1940

Victor L. Berger, Adolph Germer, William F. Kruse, J. Louis Engdahl, and Irwin St. John Tucker were all indicted and... Continued

Municipal codes in four cities across the United States--Milwaukee, WI, Los Angeles, CA, Worchester, MA, and Irvington... Continued

On November 29, 1937, several individuals gathered at the headquarters of the Committee for Industrial Organization... Continued

In June 1924 the Child Labor Amendment passed both houses of Congress. Under Article V of the Constitution... Continued

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An Arkansas federal district court charged Jack Miller and Frank Layton with violating the National Firearms Act... Continued

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Lloyd Gaines graduated from Lincoln University, a public university specifically for black students, in 1935. Because... Continued

Tompkins brought a lawsuit in federal court in New York against the Erie Railroad for personal injuries. Tompkins had... Continued

A 1923 act of Congress banned the interstate shipment of "filled milk" (milk with skimmed milk and vegetable oil added)... Continued

A South Carolina law banned from its state highways trucks which were more than 90 inches wide and weighed over 20,000... Continued

Frank Palko had been charged with first-degree murder. He was convicted instead of second-degree murder and sentenced... Continued

The Steward Machine Company challenged the validity of a tax imposed by the Social Security Act. The Act established a... Continued

In 1933, the United States established formal diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. This case involved a Russian... Continued

With the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, Congress determined that labor-management disputes were directly... Continued

Elsie Parrish, an employee of the West Coast Hotel Company, received sub-minimum wage compensation for her work... Continued

On July 27, 1934, at a meeting held by the Communist Party, Dirk De Jonge addressed the audience regarding jail... Continued

Curtiss-Wright was charged with conspiring to sell fifteen machine guns to Bolivia, which was engaged in an armed... Continued

A New York minimum wage law empowered the state labor commission to fix wages in relation to the class of service... Continued

In 1935, Congress enacted the Bituminous Coal Conservation Act, also known as the Guffey Coal Act. The Act regulated... Continued

The Tennessee Valley Authority was a government corporation established as part of the New Deal to improve the economy... Continued

As part of the 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act, Congress implemented a processing tax on agricultural commodities... Continued

President Hoover appointed, and the Senate confirmed, Humphrey as a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)... Continued

Section 3 of the National Industrial Recovery Act empowered the President to implement industrial codes to regulate... Continued

R. R. Grovey, an African-American, attempted to vote in the Democratic primary election held on July 28, 1934 and was... Continued

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John Perry bought a $10,000 gold bond which was payable in “gold coin of the present standard value”. When Perry... Continued

On July 11, 1933, the President issued Executive Order 6199, which prohibited interstate and foreign transport and... Continued

To combat the effects of the Great Depression, New York adopted a Milk Control Law in 1933 which established a board... Continued

In 1933, Minnesota enacted the Mortgage Moratorium Law in an effort to combat the economic emergency posed by the... Continued