The Hughes Court and Constitutional Consultation
34 Pages
Posted: 25 Aug 2009
Last revised: 1 May 2013
Date Written: 1998
Abstract
This lecture, delivered to the Supreme Court Historical Society, details the ways in which justices of the Hughes Court provided guidance to members of the political branches in formulating constitutional solutions to the economic crisis of the 1930s. Among the policy areas considered are farm debt relief, energy policy, agricultural policy, civilian relief and public works, retirement pensions, and unemployment compensation.
Keywords: Hughes Court, Supreme Court Historical Society, Great Depression, New Deal, legal history, constitutional history
Suggested Citation:
Suggested Citation
Cushman, Barry, The Hughes Court and Constitutional Consultation (1998). The Journal of Supreme Court History, Vol. 79, 1998; Notre Dame Legal Studies Paper No. 1318. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1460685
