Nebbia v. New York
Significance, Supreme Court Declares That The State Can Regulate Any Business, Related Cases, Public Enterprise And Private Enterprise
Appellant
Leo Nebbia
Appellee
People of the State of New York
Appellant's Claim
That the government had no power to regulate retail prices for milk sales.
Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Arthur E. Sutherland
Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Henry S. Manley
Justices for the Court
Louis D. Brandeis, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Charles Evans Hughes, Owen Josephus Roberts (writing for the Court), Harlan Fiske Stone
Justices Dissenting
Pierce Butler, James Clark McReynolds, George Sutherland, Willis Van Devanter
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
5 March 1934
Decision
The Supreme Court upheld the New York Milk Control Act of 1933.
Sources
Scruton, Roger. A Dictionary of Political Thought, second edition. London: Macmillan, 1996.
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