political questions that the courts refuse to adjudicate. Therefore, the sweeping language of Curtiss-Wright is regularly cited to support the executive branch's claims of power to act without congressional authorization in foreign affairs, especially if there is no judicial intervention to interpret the text's meaning. See also List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 299 Little v. Barreme References Further reading Lofgren, Charles A. "United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corporation: An Historical Reassessment." Yale Law Journal 83 (1973): 1+. online External links 1936 in United States case law United States Supreme Court cases United States Supreme Court cases of the Hughes Court United States foreign relations case law Bolivia–United States relations Chaco War Curtiss-Wright Company Arms trafficking