The Schechter Poultry Company was a poultry slaughterhouse that was charged with violating minimum and maximum wage laws. Roosevelt's National Industry Recovery Act gave Congress the power to regulate local businesses in an effort to stimulate the economy. The Supreme Court's ruling said the Commerce Clause did not authorize Congress to regulate the business of these products because the poultry was sold locally. The Supreme Court ruled that the National Industry Recovery Act was unconstitutional. The President did not have the authority to regulate the Interstate Commerce Clause because the Schechter Corporation only transacted with the state. This decision was a major blow to Roosevelt's New Deal plan and, like Humphrey's Executor's affair, it led President Roosevelt to become increasingly insistent on "packing the boxes". ».