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Quotation from West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish by Supreme Court of the United States
“the meaning of the Constitution does not change with the ebb and flow of economic events.”
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, Dissent of Justice Sutherland (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Sutherland, for four dissenters, rejects the argument that the Depression justified reconsidering Adkins.
Citation: "the meaning of the Constitution does not change with the ebb and flow of economic events." — Supreme Court of the United States, West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, Dissent of Justice Sutherland (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id west-coast-hotel-v-parrish-q5)
Portrait: Charles Evans Hughes cph.3b15401 (3x4a), Underwood & Underwood, Public domain.
