Wickard v. Filburn
Supreme Court decision
By: Robert Jackson
Date: November 9, 1942
Source: Wickard v. Filburn, 317 U.S. 111 (1942). Reprinted in Kutler, Stanley, ed. The Supreme Court and the Constitution: Readings in American Constitutional History, 3d ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 1984, 406–412.
About the Author: Robert Jackson (1892–1954) was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1941. Like several Supreme Court justices in the twentieth century, Jackson came to the bench after being attorney general. He was a strong supporter of First Amendment rights and his term was distinguished by a long-standing feud with fellow justice Hugo Black. While Black often wanted the Court to take a stronger role in curbing government infringement on civil liberties, Jackson resisted this in favor of judicial restraint.
Introduction
Wickard v. Filburn affected two very...
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