Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company

In this decision, the Supreme Court found that the president of the United States may not order the seizure of basic steel manufacturing plants during peacetime and without Congressional authorization.

On April 8, 1952, President Harry S. Truman, responding to a threatened strike by the United Steelworkers of America (USWA), issued an executive order granting the secretary of commerce requisite power to seize the nation's major steel manufacturing plants. Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer subsequently issued notices to the presidents of the major steel companies informing them that their property had been seized by the United States government and requesting that they perform the function of managing supervisors for the duration of the seizure. In response, the major steel companies, led by Youngstown Sheet and Tube, initiated court proceedings against Sawyer's actions. After a motion to place a temporary restraining order on Sawyer was turned down on April 9, a preliminary injunction was granted by the United States District Court of the District of Columbia on April 25. The injunction was stayed by a Court of Appeals on May 2, pending the decision of the Supreme Court. On June 2, 1952, the Supreme Court handed down its decision, finding the actions of the secretary of commerce unconstitutional.

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