Legal Opinion
Massachusetts v. Mellon
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 11, 1923No. Nos. 24, Original, and 962PublishedCited by 1,536 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutherland
These cases were argued and will be considered and disposed of together. The first is an original suit in this Court. The other was brought in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. That court dismissed the bill and its decree was affirmed by the District Court of Appeals. Thereupon the case was brought here by ap peal. Both cases challenge the constitutionality of the Act of November 23, 1921, c. 135, 42 Stat. 224, commonly called the Maternity Act. Briefly, it provides for an initial appropriation and thereafter annual appropriations for a period of five years, to be apportioned…
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