Legal Opinion

Wright v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 17, 1938No. 37PublishedCited by 112 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hughes

The question is whether Senate Bill 713, 74th Congress, 1st session, which was passed by both Houses of Congress, became a law.

The bill was presented to the President of the United States on Friday, April 24, 1936. It had originated in the Senate. On Monday, May 4, 1936, the Senate took a recess until noon, Thursday, May 7, 1936. The House of Eepresentatives remained in session. On May 5, 1936, the President returned the bill with a message addressed to the Senate setting forth his objections. The bill and message were delivered to the Secretary of the Senate. When the Senate reconvened on…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  2. Cohens v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
  3. Home Building & Loan Assn. v. BlaisdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  4. Whitney v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  5. Ogden v. SaundersSupreme Court of the United States · 1827

17 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by112 opinions

  1. Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. People v. KnowlesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Edward M. Kennedy v. Arthur F. Sampson, Acting Administrator, General Services Administration, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  4. Vasquez v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2016
  5. Canning v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013

107 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API