1927
Buck v. Bell
Yes. The Court upheld the law; it has not been formally overruled.
Source: Opinion of the Court
The Twenty-first Amendment. Repeal of Prohibition
Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment; states keep the power to regulate the import of alcohol.
Structure of governmentProposed 1933Ratified December 5, 1933
- What it does
- Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment; states keep the power to regulate the import of alcohol.
- Time to ratify
- Ratified the same year Congress proposed it.
- 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