CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-POWER OF PRESIDENT TO APPROVE A BILL AFTER FINAL ADJOURNMENT

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Abstract

The final adjournment of the 71st Congress occurred on March 4th, 1931. The day following, President Hoover signed Private Bill No. 510 (46 Stat. 2163) giving the Court of Claims jurisdiction to adjudicate the claims of one Edwards against the government. The question of the bill's validity was presented to the Supreme Court on certificate from the Court of Claims, and it was held valid. Edwards v. United States, (U.S. 1932) 52 Sup. Ct. 627.

Recommended Citation

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-POWER OF PRESIDENT TO APPROVE A BILL AFTER FINAL ADJOURNMENT, 31 Mich. L. Rev. 431 (1933).
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