during this time of pompey 67 bc tarsus was made capital over the roman province of cilicia and jews began to receive roman citizenship antony who controlled the eastern provinces declared the city free in 42 bc
Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a central piece of President Roosevelt's New Deal legislation. Above, a man feeds chickens in 1930s America.
In an oft-cited ruling, the Supreme Court in 1997 tossed out a lawsuit by six members of Congress who contended the newly passed Line Item Veto Act was unconstitutional. Justices said the lawmakers were not sufficiently harmed by the law to merit bringing a lawsuit.