Newberry v. United States

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Newberry v. United States
by James Clark McReynolds
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Newberry v. United States, 256 U.S. 232 (1921) is a decision by the United States Supreme Court which held that the United States Constitution did not grant the United States Congress the authority to regulate political party primaries or nomination processes. The court struck down 1911 amendments to the Federal Corrupt Practices Act which placed spending limits on candidate and political election committee spending in primaries or other nomination processes for federal office.

865288Newberry v. United States — SyllabusJames Clark McReynolds

United States Supreme Court

256 U.S. 232

Newberry  v.  United States

 Argued: Jan. 7 and 10, 1921. --- Decided: May 2, 1921

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Mr. Charles E. Hughes, or New York City, for plaintiffs in error.

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Messrs. Solicitor General Frierson, of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Frank C. Dailey, of Indianapolis, Ind., for the United States.

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Mr. Justice McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the Court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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