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National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States (1937) | 301 U.S. 1; 57 S. Ct. 615; 81 L. Ed. 893; 1937 U.S. LEXIS 1122; 108 A.L.R. 1352; 1 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 703; 1 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 9601
TL;DR: A major steel company challenged the National Labor Relations Act, arguing its manufacturing was local. The Supreme Court upheld the Act, finding that labor strife in a large, integrated national company could directly obstruct interstate commerce, thus bringing it within federal regulatory power under the Commerce Clause.
Legal Significance: This case dramatically expanded Congress's Commerce Clause power, establishing that intrastate activities with a "close and substantial relation" to interstate commerce, such as manufacturing, could be federally regulated to prevent burdens or obstructions on the national economy.