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]}

See also

• La Abra Silver Mining Company v. United States

References

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

External links

• Text of Edwards v. United States, 286 U.S. 482(1932) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia