 Reed argued and won such major cases as "West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish", (upholding minimum wage laws), "National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation", (upholding the National Labor Relations Act), and "Steward Machine Company v. Davis", (upholding the taxing power of the Social Security Act).By the end of 1937, Reed was winning most of his economic cases and had a reputation as being one of the strongest Solicitors General since the creation of the office in 1870.On January 5, 1938, 75-year-old Associate Justice George Sutherland announced he would retire from the Supreme Court on January 18.