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Quotation from A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States by Supreme Court of the United States
“Activities local in their immediacy do not become interstate and national because of distant repercussions.”
A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, Concurrence of Justice Cardozo (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Cardozo agrees that wages and hours in a local business lie outside the commerce power.
Citation: "Activities local in their immediacy do not become interstate and national because of distant repercussions." — Supreme Court of the United States, A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, Concurrence of Justice Cardozo (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id schechter-poultry-v-united-states-q6)
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