In 1952 at the height of the korean war and labor dispute threatened to shut down the nation steel industry and apparel the war effort to over a strike president harry truman acting as commander-in-chief order the secretary of commerce to season operates several steel mills but the supreme court found that here the president at overstock has constitutional authority and held that only congress acting under its commerce power power cut authorize the seizure of a private property in time of war and i have not done so this is an example of a the judicial branch limiting the legislative branch be the legislative branch limiting the exit in 1952 at the height of the korean war and labor dispute threatened to shut down the nation steel industry and apparel the war effort to over a strike president harry truman acting as commander-in-chief order the secretary of commerce to season operates several steel mills but the supreme court found that here the president at overstock has constitutional authority and held that only congress acting under its commerce power power cut authorize the seizure of a private property in time of war and i have not done so. a) the judicial branch limiting the legislative b) the legislative branch limiting the executive branch c) the judicial branch limiting the executive branch d) the legislative branch limiting the judicial branch