The Unusual Story of the Pocket Veto Case, 1926-1929

by Jonathan Lurie

According to the US Constitution, if a bill is not returned to Congress by the president within ten days of receiving it and Congress has adjourned, the bill is effectively vetoed. The so-called pocket veto dates at least as far back as the presidency of James Madison (1808-1816), but the constitutionality of its use had not been considered by the Supreme Court until Okanogan et al. v. United States was decided in 1929, during the last year...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700633391
• ISBN13: 9780700633395
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"