Today in Supreme Court History: April 6, 1938

4/6/1938: United States v. Carolene Products argued.

Comments

[Dan Schiavetta]

Gross as it sounds, you can still buy filled milk.

[Dr. Ed]

It, and sweetened condensed milk, are used for certain recipes.

[Patrick Morison]

I’m emotionally compromised after reading this, it was very much a struggle trying to keep from full on sobbing while my family were in the next room lol. I don’t think I need to say much about this book other than that the writing is beautiful, the illustrations are beautiful, and that I’m going to be in a patrick ness invoked daze for the rest of the week

[Dr. Ed]

I never understood the "safety" rationale of this case because (unlike today) there was no interstate commerce in *fluid* milk, and there were really serious safety issues involving the fluid milk sold in the cities.

Hence, from a public health standpoint, this was a safer product than fluid milk as it neither needed to be refrigerated and had been (essentially) pasteurized at a time when most milk still wasn't.

[Eddy]

4. Don't worry, we won't trust the government in all cases, just when it comes to rent-seeking economic regulations.