· 3/29/1937
Sonzinsky v. United States
Citations
- 300 U.S. 506
- 57 S. Ct. 554
- 81 L. Ed. 772
- 1937 U.S. LEXIS 80
- 1 C.B. 351
- 18 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 1171
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- holding that the National Firearms Act was a valid exercise of Congress’ taxing power
- appropriating $70 million out of the Health Care Enhancement Fund created by SB 845 to the Oklahoma Healthcare Authority
- involving whether a levy on the sale of firearms described as a tax and passed by Congress’s taxing power was in fact a tax
- appropriating $70 million out of the Health Care Enhancement Fund created by SB 845 to the Oklahoma Healthcare Authority
- upholding license tax on firearms and distinguishing cases where subject of the tax is criminal
- rejecting challenge under Lopez and Morrison to 18 U.S.C. § 931, which criminalizes possession of body armor
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Judges: Stone
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