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Legal Citation: 312 U.S. 100 (1941)

Appellant
United States

Appellee
Fred W. Darby

Appellant's Claim
That the Constitution grants Congress power under the Commerce Clause to regulate workers' hours and wages.

Chief Lawyers for Appellant
Robert H. Jackson, U.S. Attorney General; Francis Biddle, U.S. Solicitor General

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Archibald B. Lovett

Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black, William O. Douglas, Felix Frankfurter, Charles Evans Hughes, Frank Murphy, Stanley Forman Reed, Owen Josephus Roberts, Harlan Fiske Stone (writing for the Court)

Justices Dissenting
None (James Clark McReynolds did not participate)

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
3 February 1941

Decision
The Supreme Court upheld the Fair Labor Standards Act of...