1927
Buck v. Bell
Yes. The Court upheld the law; it has not been formally overruled.
Source: Opinion of the Court
The Twentieth Amendment. Terms of office and succession
Moves the start of presidential terms to January 20 and congressional terms to January 3, and sets rules for when a President-elect dies or fails to qualify.
Structure of governmentProposed 1932Ratified January 23, 1933
- What it does
- Moves the start of presidential terms to January 20 and congressional terms to January 3, and sets rules for when a President-elect dies or fails to qualify.
- Time to ratify
- 1 year from proposal to ratification.
- Era
- The interwar years and the New Deal (1921–1940)
Around 1933. What else was in the record.
Decisions and events within six years of ratification.
1927
Whitney v. California
Yes. Justice Brandeis, concurring, wrote that the remedy for feared speech is “more speech, not enforced silence.”
Source: Opinion of the Court
1931
Near v. Minnesota
No. Prior restraint of publication is unconstitutional except in exceptional cases.
Source: Opinion of the Court
1932
Powell v. Alabama
Yes. In a capital case, due process requires the state to provide effective assistance of counsel.
Source: Opinion of the Court
1935
A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States
No. The delegation was unconstitutional, and the poultry business was beyond the commerce power.
Source: Opinion of the Court
1937
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish
Yes. Liberty of contract is subject to reasonable regulation in the public interest, and an earlier contrary decision was overruled.
Source: Opinion of the Court