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Index Block v. Hirsh

Block v. Hirsh, 256 U.S. 135 (1921), is a United States Supreme Court case which upheld a temporary rent control law in the District of Columbia.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 15 relations: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Eminent domain, Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Good faith, Joseph McKenna, Judicial restraint, Lawyers' Edition, Munn v. Illinois, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Police power (United States constitutional law), Rent regulation, Socialism, Supreme Court of the United States, United States Congress, Washington, D.C..

  2. 1921 in United States case law
  3. Legal history of the District of Columbia
  4. Rent regulation
  5. United States Fifth Amendment case law

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, other than the chief justice of the United States.

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Eminent domain

Eminent domain (also known as land acquisition, compulsory purchase, resumption, resumption/compulsory acquisition, or expropriation) is the power to take private property for public use.

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Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Fifth Amendment (Amendment V) to the United States Constitution creates several constitutional rights, limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.

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Good faith

In human interactions, good faith (bona fidēs) is a sincere intention to be fair, open, and honest, regardless of the outcome of the interaction.

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Joseph McKenna

Joseph McKenna (August 10, 1843 – November 21, 1926) was an American politician who served in all three branches of the U.S. federal government as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, as U.S. Attorney General and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

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Judicial restraint

Judicial restraint is a judicial interpretation that recommends favoring the status quo in judicial activities and is the opposite of judicial activism.

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Lawyers' Edition

The United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition, or Lawyers' Edition (L. Ed. and L. Ed. 2d in case citations), is an unofficial reporter of Supreme Court of the United States opinions.

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Munn v. Illinois

Munn v. Illinois, 94 U.S. 113 (1876), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the power of state governments to regulate private industries that affect "the common good.".

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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932.

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Police power (United States constitutional law)

In United States constitutional law, the police power is the capacity of the states to regulate behavior and enforce order within their territory for the betterment of the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of their inhabitants.

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Rent regulation

Rent regulation is a system of laws for the rental market of dwellings, with controversial effects on affordability of housing and tenancies.

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Socialism is an economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.

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See also

1921 in United States case law

Legal history of the District of Columbia

Rent regulation

United States Fifth Amendment case law

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_v._Hirsh

Also known as 256 U.S. 135, Block v Hirsh.