A Terrible Supreme Court Decision: Wickard v. Filburn

Wickard v. Filburn decided #OTD in 1942: small farmer subject to Dept. of Agriculture limits on wheat production, even if grown for own use and not commerce, because Commerce Clause covers activities with "substantial economic effect on interstate commerce" #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/vThaSlq9FV

— Fed. Judicial Hist. (@FedJudicialHist) November 9, 2017