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'''''Woods v. Cloyd W. Miller Co.''''', [[Case citation|333 U.S. 138]] (1948), was a case in which the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] held that the war powers of the [[United States Congress]] extend beyond the end of [[hostilities]] allowing them to remedy problems caused by a war after it has ended. |
'''''Woods v. Cloyd W. Miller Co.''''', [[Case citation|333 U.S. 138]] (1948), was a case in which the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] held that the war powers of the [[United States Congress]] extend beyond the end of [[hostilities]] allowing them to remedy problems caused by a war after it has ended. |
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Congress passed a law limiting rents in certain areas for the purposes of controlling a deficit of housing due to returning veterans which took effect July 1, |
Congress passed a law limiting rents in certain areas for the purposes of controlling a deficit of housing due to returning veterans which took effect July 1, 1947. The following day a landlord demanded increased rent in a covered area of Cleveland. Hostilities in World War II had been terminated by presidential proclamation on December 31, 1946. |
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The Supreme Court found that the law was a valid under the [[Necessary and Proper Clause]] and the [[War Powers Clause]] of the [[US Constitution]]. The Court held, "Congress has the power even after the cessation of hostilities to act to control the forces that a short supply of the needed article created." 333 U.S. at 143. It indicated that here, the legislative history revealed that Congress intended to use its war powers and that the war was a "direct and immediate" cause of the problem. The Court recognized that the effects of a war may continue for years and that there might be a point at which the power to legislate to remedy effects of war would violate the [[Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Ninth Amendment]] and [[tenth amendment]], however such concerns were not a part of this case. |
The Supreme Court found that the law was a valid under the [[Necessary and Proper Clause]] and the [[War Powers Clause]] of the [[US Constitution]]. The Court held, "Congress has the power even after the cessation of hostilities to act to control the forces that a short supply of the needed article created." 333 U.S. at 143. It indicated that here, the legislative history revealed that Congress intended to use its war powers and that the war was a "direct and immediate" cause of the problem. The Court recognized that the effects of a war may continue for years and that there might be a point at which the power to legislate to remedy effects of war would violate the [[Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Ninth Amendment]] and [[tenth amendment]], however such concerns were not a part of this case. |
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| Woods v. Cloyd W. Miller Co. | |
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| Argued February 6, 1948 Decided February 16, 1948 | |
| Full case name | Woods v. Cloyd W. Miller Co. |
| Citations | 333 U.S. 138 (more) 68 S. Ct. 421; 92 L. Ed. 596 |
| Holding | |
| The war powers of Congress extend beyond the end of hostilities allowing them to remedy problems caused by a war after it has ended. Title II of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947 was valid. | |
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| Majority | Douglas, joined by Vinson, Black, Reed, Frankfurter, Douglas, Murphy, Rutledge, Burton |
| Concurrence | Jackson |
| Laws applied | |
| Housing and Rent Act of 1947, 28 U.S.C.S Section 349 | |
Woods v. Cloyd W. Miller Co., 333 U.S. 138 (1948), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the war powers of the United States Congress extend beyond the end of hostilities allowing them to remedy problems caused by a war after it has ended.
Congress passed a law limiting rents in certain areas for the purposes of controlling a deficit of housing due to returning veterans which took effect July 1, 1947. The following day a landlord demanded increased rent in a covered area of Cleveland. Hostilities in World War II had been terminated by presidential proclamation on December 31, 1946.
The Supreme Court found that the law was a valid under the Necessary and Proper Clause and the War Powers Clause of the US Constitution. The Court held, "Congress has the power even after the cessation of hostilities to act to control the forces that a short supply of the needed article created." 333 U.S. at 143. It indicated that here, the legislative history revealed that Congress intended to use its war powers and that the war was a "direct and immediate" cause of the problem. The Court recognized that the effects of a war may continue for years and that there might be a point at which the power to legislate to remedy effects of war would violate the Ninth Amendment and tenth amendment, however such concerns were not a part of this case.
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