#major-questions-doctrine

#major-questions-doctrine

By a 6-3 vote in the landmark case Youngstown Steel & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1953), the Supreme Court disagreed. The majority opinion, written by Justice Hugo Black, held that Congress had refused to pass a statute that authorized the president to seize this kind of private property and, therefore, the president lacked legal authority for his actions.

Rep. Davids, raised by a single mother who served 20 years in the Army, worked her way from Johnson County Community College to a law degree at Cornell as a first-generation college student. She built a career in economic and community development, including serving as a White House Fellow under President Obama, before becoming one of the first two Native American women in Congress. Since then, she has focused on putting Kansans first, fighting special interests, and expanding access to affordable health care.