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This decision was voided by the Sixteenth Amendment in 1913, allowing taxes on unearned income to be implemented without apportionment. Swift and Company v. United States , 196 U.S. 375 (1905) Congress can prohibit local business practices in order to regulate interstate commerce because those practices, when combined, form a "stream of ...
Superior orders, also known as just following orders or the Nuremberg defense, is a plea in a court of law that a person, whether civilian, military or police, should not be considered guilty of committing crimes ordered by a superior officer or official. [1] [2] It is regarded as a complement to command responsibility. [3]
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held to a narrower interpretation of a federal statute that imposes criminal liability on anyone who corruptly "alters, destroys, mutilates, or conceals a ...
Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth Courts (October 19, 1789 – December 15, 1800); Marshall Court (February 4, 1801 – July 6, 1835); Taney Court (March 28, 1836 – October 12, 1864)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge temporarily blocked Special Counsel Jack Smith from releasing a report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump for his mishandling of classified ...
The decision is a blow to the outgoing Biden administration that had made restoring the open internet rules a priority. President Joe Biden signed a 2021 executive order encouraging the FCC to ...
The Reporter of Decisions is the court official responsible for the publication of the Court's opinions and orders. The post is currently held by Rebecca Anne Womeldorf since her appointment in December 2020. Decisions of the Supreme Court are precedents that bind all lower courts, both federal and state.
FILE – Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington.