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Today in Supreme Court History: October 19

Oct 18, 2025
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Comm’r of Internal Revenue v. McCoy, 484 U.S. 3 (decided October 19, 1987): Circuit Court can’t award equitable relief (forgiving interest on tax deficiency) that was not available to trial court


Druggan v. Anderson, 269 U.S. 36 (decided October 19, 1925): Congress can pass statute restricting alcohol any time after Eighteenth Amendment was ratified even though not in effect yet (18A stated it becomes effective one year after ratification)


United States v. Maryland Savings-Share Ins. Corp., 400 U.S. 4 (decided October 19, 1970): tax exemption applicable to nonprofits organized after a certain date did not discriminate against nonprofits organized prior


Cole v. Farris, 143 S.Ct. 366 (decided October 19, 2022): denied stay of execution of man who got angry at nine-month-old daughter for crying while he was playing Nintendo and broke her neck; schizophrenic and became increasingly unhinged during his 20 years in prison

 
 
 

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