Woods v. Cloyd W. Miller Company 333 U.S. 138 (1948)
WOODS v. CLOYD W. MILLER COMPANY 333 U.S. 138 (1948)
A unanimous Supreme Court here upheld the Housing and Rent Act of 1947 which had extended wartime price controls into peacetime. Writing for the Court, Justice william o. douglas declared that legislation adopted under the war powers could constitutionally be continued in effect in economically essential areas of public policy even after the cessation of hostilities.
David Gordon
(1986)
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