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United States v. American Trucking Associations
by Stanley Forman Reed
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United States v. American Trucking Associations, 310 U.S. 534 (1940), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case which marked a shift from evaluating the "plain meaning" of statutes to a judicial effort to determine "legislative intent."

893356United States v. American Trucking Associations — SyllabusStanley Forman Reed

United States Supreme Court

310 U.S. 534

United States  v.  American Trucking Associations

 Argued: April 26, 1940. --- Decided: May 27, 1940

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.

Robert H. Jackson, Atty. Gen., and Thomas E. Harris, of Washington, D.C., for appellants.

[Argument of Counsel from page 535 intentionally omitted]

Mr. J. Ninian Beall, of Washington, D.C., for appellees.

[Argument of Counsel from pages 536-537 intentionally omitted]

Mr. Justice REED 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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