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Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company v. Sawyer
Subject
History
Place
Northern America
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United States of America
DOI: 10.1111/b.9781577180999.1997.x
Extract
On 2 June 1952, the Supreme Court ruled (6–3) that President Harry S. T ruman had exceeded his authority in seizing the country's steel mills to preclude a strike during the K orean W ar . The justices held that the president's power as commander in chief did not justify the action, which required legislative approval from Congress. ... log in or subscribe to read full text
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