Landmark Cases
Supreme Court Landmark Case Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer
2015-11-16T20:59:59-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/7c1/20151116210247003_hd.jpgProfessors Michael Gerhardt and William Howell talked about the 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer, in which the court limited the power of the president to seize property when it ruled 6-3 that President Truman lacked the authority to seize steel plants in order to avert a labor strike in the midst of the Korean War. The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown of President Truman announcing his seizure of steel plants April 8, 1952; Donna DeBlasio talking about a documentary about Youngstown, Ohio; Chief Justice William Rehnquist being interviewed in 2002; C. George Niebank interviewed by Duquesne University School of Law and by the Robert H. Jackson Center; Senator Robert Taft in the 1952 documentary film Problems and Promise of Democracy; President Truman June 10, 1952; Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor; and Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) interviewed September 18, 2015.
Professors Michael Gerhardt and William Howell talked about the 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer, in which…
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Professors Michael Gerhardt and William Howell talked about the 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer, in which the court limited the power of the president to seize property when it ruled 6-3 that President Truman lacked the authority to seize steel plants in order to avert a labor strike in the midst of the Korean War. The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown of President Truman announcing his seizure of steel plants April 8, 1952; Donna DeBlasio talking about a documentary about Youngstown, Ohio; Chief Justice William Rehnquist being interviewed in 2002; C. George Niebank interviewed by Duquesne University School of Law and by the Robert H. Jackson Center; Senator Robert Taft in the 1952 documentary film Problems and Promise of Democracy; President Truman June 10, 1952; Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor; and Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) interviewed September 18, 2015. close
Professors Michael Gerhardt and William Howell talked about the 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer, in which… read more
Professors Michael Gerhardt and William Howell talked about the 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer, in which the court limited the power of the president to seize property when it ruled 6-3 that President Truman lacked the authority to seize steel plants in order to avert a labor strike in the midst of the Korean War. The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown of President Truman announcing his seizure of steel plants April 8, 1952; Donna DeBlasio talking about a documentary about Youngstown, Ohio; Chief Justice William Rehnquist being interviewed in 2002; C. George Niebank interviewed by Duquesne University School of Law and by the Robert H. Jackson Center; Senator Robert Taft in the 1952 documentary film Problems and Promise of Democracy; President Truman June 10, 1952; Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor; and Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) interviewed September 18, 2015. close
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