U.S. Supreme Court
Jul. 19, 2013
High court defers to Congress, sometimes
Chief Justice John Roberts recently noted that, "It is well established that Congress' judgment ... warrants substantial deference." By Thomas M. Hall
In Shelby County v. Holder, Chief Justice John Roberts noted that, "It is well established that Congress' judgment regarding exercise of its power to enforce the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments warrants substantial deference."
In the same case, the dissenting justices agreed with Roberts, quoting a 1966 case, Katzenbach v. Morgan: "It is not for us to review the congressional resolution of [the nee...
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