Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer 1952
Could President Truman seize the nation’s steel mills during the Korean War without authority from Congress?
343 U.S. 579 (1952)Presidential power
- The question
- Could President Truman seize the nation’s steel mills during the Korean War without authority from Congress?
- What the Court held
- No. The President had no power to seize the mills under the Constitution or any statute. Justice Jackson’s concurrence set out the framework for presidential power still used today.
- The vote
- 6–3
- Read the opinion
- 343 U.S. 579 (1952), full text
This page summarizes the Court’s judgment in neutral terms. The opinion, concurrences and dissents are the authority; read them for the reasoning.