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Quotation from NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. by Supreme Court of the United States
“We are asked to shut our eyes to the plainest facts of our national life and to deal with the question of direct and indirect effects in an intellectual vacuum.”
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Hughes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Chief Justice Hughes rejects the company's argument that manufacturing has only indirect effects on commerce.
Citation: "We are asked to shut our eyes to the plainest facts of our national life and to deal with the question of direct and indirect effects in an intellectual vacuum." — Supreme Court of the United States, NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Hughes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id nlrb-v-jones-and-laughlin-steel-q5)
Portrait: Charles Evans Hughes cph.3b15401 (3x4a), Underwood & Underwood, Public domain.
