BUSAD 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Jim Crow Laws, Commerce Clause, Pentagon Papers
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New york times v. united states - (1971) the court reaffirmed its position of prior restraint, refusing to stop the publication of the pentagon. Nebraska press associate v. stewart - any attempt by the government to prevent expression carried a heavy presumption against the constitutionality of prod restraint. High burden of proof for the government when suppressing speech. Nlrb v. jones & laughlin steel corp. (2) 1937 - concerning the. Commerce clause: restated the gibbons position on interstate commerce. Stated congress could regulate labor relations at any manufacturing plant where a work stoppage would have a serious effect upon interstate commerce. increased congress"s power under the commerce clause. English: congress can intervene in labor relations if a manufacturer or business stoppage has a large aggregate effect upon interstate commerce. Plessy v. ferguson (1) - concerning states rights: 1896 supreme court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal.
