Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Kansas

Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Kansas
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 7, 1919
Full case nameMissouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Kansas
Citations248 U.S. 276 (more)
Holding
Congress's power to override a presidential veto requires only two-thirds of a quorum in each house to support it, not two-thirds of all the members of each house.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Edward D. White
Associate Justices
Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr.
William R. Day · Willis Van Devanter
Mahlon Pitney · James C. McReynolds
Louis Brandeis · John H. Clarke
Case opinion
MajorityWhite, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Presentment Clause

Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Kansas, 248 U.S. 276 (1919), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that congress's power to override a presidential veto requires only two-thirds of a quorum in each house to support it, not two-thirds of all the members of each house.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Kansas, 248 U.S. 276 (1919).
  2. ^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Veto Power". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 529.
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