United States v. Butler

In the case United States v. Butler, 297 U.S. 1 (1936), the Supreme Court of the United States ruled unconstitutional the processing taxes instituted under the 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act. Justice Roberts argued that the tax was "but a means to an unconstitutional end" that violated the Tenth Amendment.

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1936 - Supreme Court of the United States - 1933 - Agricultural Adjustment Act - Tenth Amendment

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This was part of a series of cases decided by the conservative Supreme Court of the time period which declared unconstitutional parts of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal legislation.

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Unconstitutional - Franklin D. Roosevelt - New Deal

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