Summary Of The Live Poultry Code By Charles E. Hughes

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The majority opinion that was held by the court was written by Charles E. Hughes. Parts of the NIRA were struck down due to the nature of the restrictions. The discretion in the President approving these codes and regulations is held as unconstitutional due to Article I of the U.S. Constitution (the fact that the legislative power is not able to be transferred from one branch to another). The “Live Poultry Code” was created under Section 3 of the NIRA. The code allowed the President to decide which restraints and conditions the businesses that fall underneath this category must abide by and follow, as long as it did not benefit monopolies. The “Live Poultry Code” was approved on April 13, 1934. The purpose of the code was to establish a