Edwards v. United States

Edwards v. United States
Edwards v. United States
	Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 31, 1932
Full case name	Edwards v. United States
Citations	286 U.S. 482 (more)
Holding
	A law is not invalid when a president signs it after Congress has adjourned, so long as it is signed within 10 days.
Court membership
	Chief Justice Charles E. Hughes Associate Justices Willis Van Devanter · James C. McReynolds; Louis Brandeis · George Sutherland; Pierce Butler · Harlan F. Stone; Owen Roberts · Benjamin N. Cardozo
Case opinion
Majority	Hughes, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
	Presentment Clause

Edwards v. United States, 286 U.S. 482 (1932), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a law is not invalid when a president signs it after Congress has adjourned, so long as it is signed within 10 days.^[1]^[2]

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^ Edwards v. United States, 286 U.S. 482 (1932).
^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Pocket Veto". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 353.

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[case-1] Edwards v. United States, 286 U.S. 482 (1932).

[Lieberman1999-2] Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Pocket Veto". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 353.

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