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Today in Supreme Court History: December 2

  • Writer: captcrisis
    captcrisis
  • Dec 2, 2023
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United States v. Stapf, 375 U.S. 118 (decided December 2, 1963): estate not entitled to marital tax deduction where will required widow’s share to be transferred to children


United States v. Powell, 423 U.S. 87 (decided December 2, 1975): 18 U.S.C. §1715, criminalizing mailing of concealed-carry-capable weapons to general public (for example, defendant’s 22-inch sawed-off shotgun), was not unconstitutionally vague (so far as I know, this statute survives Heller and McDonald)


United States v. Jose, 519 U.S. 54 (decided December 2, 1996): order enforcing IRS summons but requiring IRS to give five days’ notice to taxpayer before forwarding produced documents to its criminal division was “final order” and therefore appealable

 
 
 

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