The Hughes Court and Constitutional Consultation

Authors

Barry Cushman, Notre Dame Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Lecture

Publication Date

1998

Publication Information

23 J. Sup. Ct. Hist. 79 (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.

Comments

Supreme Court Historical Society Lecture

Recommended Citation

Barry Cushman, The Hughes Court and Constitutional Consultation, 23 J. Sup. Ct. Hist. 79 (1998)..
Available at: https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/law_faculty_scholarship/295