Constitutional Law in 1917-1918: The Constitutional Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Oct.term,1917 |
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... claim , held that it was not material , as the tax was in the nature of a commutation tax , and was but a method of determining the value of the prop- erty within the state . commerce . United States Glue Co. v . Town of Oak Creek ...
... claim , held that it was not material , as the tax was in the nature of a commutation tax , and was but a method of determining the value of the prop- erty within the state . commerce . United States Glue Co. v . Town of Oak Creek ...
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... claim of unconstitutional discrimination . $ 2 Note 10 , supra . 53 Note 16 , supra . 54 ( 1910 ) 216 U. S. 400 . 55 ( 1918 ) 247 U. S. 350 . 56 se Raymond v . Chicago Union Traction Co. , ( 1907 ) 207 U. S. 20 . Readers of the review ...
... claim of unconstitutional discrimination . $ 2 Note 10 , supra . 53 Note 16 , supra . 54 ( 1910 ) 216 U. S. 400 . 55 ( 1918 ) 247 U. S. 350 . 56 se Raymond v . Chicago Union Traction Co. , ( 1907 ) 207 U. S. 20 . Readers of the review ...
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... claim that a person subject to the draft was entitled to be discharged because the call was for service in a foreign country was dismissed as not entitled to original consideration , since it had been effectively disposed of by what had ...
... claim that a person subject to the draft was entitled to be discharged because the call was for service in a foreign country was dismissed as not entitled to original consideration , since it had been effectively disposed of by what had ...
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... claim that unless the city were liable it would take the plain- tiff's property without due process , through its destruction of the lien that insured their payment . The Supreme Court , how- ever , accepted the opinion of the state ...
... claim that unless the city were liable it would take the plain- tiff's property without due process , through its destruction of the lien that insured their payment . The Supreme Court , how- ever , accepted the opinion of the state ...
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... claiming any right in the public streets must show that it has been conferred in plain and express terms , and that ' any ambiguity in the terms of the grant must be resolved in 81 ( 1918 ) 246 U. S. 413 . 66 favor of the public and ...
... claiming any right in the public streets must show that it has been conferred in plain and express terms , and that ' any ambiguity in the terms of the grant must be resolved in 81 ( 1918 ) 246 U. S. 413 . 66 favor of the public and ...
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Page 139 - The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a right to prevent.
Page 139 - After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. SECTION 2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Page 139 - It is a question of proximity and degree. When a nation is at war many things that might be said in time of peace are such a hindrance to its effort that their utterance will not be endured so long as men fight and that no Court could regard them as protected by any constitutional right.
Page 2 - Acts of Congress are the supreme law of the land only when made in pursuance of the Constitution, while treaties are declared to be so when made under the authority of the United States. It is open to question whether the authority of the United States means more than the formal acts prescribed to make the convention.
Page 70 - A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used.
Page 52 - States, or a judge or the judges thereof, in any case between an employer and employees, or between employers and employees, or between employees, or between persons employed and persons seeking employment, involving, or growing out of, a dispute concerning terms or conditions of employment...
Page 2 - Rights guaranteed by the Federal Constitution are not to be so lightly treated ; they are superior to this supposed necessity. The State is forbidden to deny due process of law or the equal protection of the laws for any purpose whatsoever.