| Case name |
Citation |
Summary |
| United States v. Butler |
1936 |
Taxation power, Tenth Amendment |
| United States v. Constantine |
1935 |
taxation of liquor |
| Fox Film Corp. v. Muller |
1935 |
contract dispute, "adequate and independent state ground" |
| Pacific States Box & Basket Co. v. White |
1935 |
early case on standard of review for regulations |
| Humphrey's Executor v. United States |
1935 |
administrative action, separation of powers |
| Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States |
1935 |
interstate commerce, New Deal |
| Gregory v. Helvering |
1935 |
tax law, business purpose doctrine |
| Panama Refining Co. v. Ryan |
1935 |
delegation of authority, New Deal |
| Nebbia v. New York |
1934 |
Substantive Due Process, economic regulation |
| Burroughs v. United States |
1934 |
upholding the constitutionality of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act |
| Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell |
1934 |
Minnesota's suspension of creditor's remedies did not violate the Contract Clause |
| Sorrells v. United States |
1932 |
Entrapment recognized as a valid defense |
| Powell v. Alabama |
1932 |
access to counsel |
| North American Oil Consolidated v. Burnet |
1932 |
claim of right doctrine in U.S. tax law |
| Nixon v. Condon |
1932 |
White primaries in Texas violated Equal Protection Clause |
| New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann |
1932 |
substantive due process |
| Crowell v. Benson |
1932 |
upholding adjudication of private rights by an administrative agency, not an Article III court |
| Blockburger v. United States |
1932 |
standard for double jeopardy |
| Blackmer v. United States |
1932 |
International law and 5th Amendment allowed U.S. government to retain jurisdiction over its citizens abroad |
| United States v. Kirby Lumber Co. |
1931 |
taxation of gain on reduction of debt |