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Quotation from Norman v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. (Gold Clause Cases) by Supreme Court of the United States
“We are not concerned with consequences, in the sense that consequences, however serious, may excuse an invasion of constitutional right.”
Norman v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. (Gold Clause Cases), Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Hughes) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Chief Justice Hughes qualifies his discussion of economic effects by insisting that the question remains one of power.
Citation: "We are not concerned with consequences, in the sense that consequences, however serious, may excuse an invasion of constitutional right." — Supreme Court of the United States, Norman v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. (Gold Clause Cases), Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Hughes) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id norman-v-baltimore-and-ohio-railroad-q4)
Portrait: Charles Evans Hughes cph.3b15401 (3x4a), Underwood & Underwood, Public domain.
