1925
Gitlow v. New York, a 7-2 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, upheld a conviction under New York’s criminal anarchy law but also ruled that the…
1924
National League of Cities founded to foster professional development, share information, and lobby the federal government on behalf of cities.
1921
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is an interstate compact approved by the Congress to oversee seaports, airports, bridges, tunnels, and bus…
1914
International City/County Management Association founded to professionalize city and county management, provide education and credentialing, share information, and monitor federal activities.
1913
Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave the Congress authority to tax personal and corporate income “from whatever source derived,” thereby greatly increasing the…
1908
National Governors Association founded as a nonpartisan organization to help support governors, coordinate activities among governors, and lobby the federal government.
1905
Lochner v. New York, a controversial 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, struck down a New York law that set bakery worker hours at no…
1897
Allgeyer v. Louisiana, a unanimous decision voiding a Louisiana law for violating an individual’s liberty of contract, marked the first time the U.S. Supreme…
1896
Plessy v. Ferguson, a landmark 7-1 Supreme Court decision, upheld racial segregation in public accommodations by declaring that laws requiring “separate but equal” public…
1894
National Civic League was founded as the National Municipal League by leading Progressive reformers such as Theodore Roosevelt, Louis Brandeis, and Frederick Law Olmsted…
1892
Uniform Law Commission (aka National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws) was established as a nonprofit, volunteer association of commissioners from each state…
1890
Sherman Antitrust Act prohibits monopolistic business practices, such as trusts, deemed by the federal government to restrain interstate or foreign commerce and allows the…
1887
Interstate Commerce Commission Act created the Interstate Commerce Commission with authority to regulate railroads. This first federal agency to regulate interstate commerce was dissolved…
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