· 6/1/1971
United States v. International Minerals & Chemical Corp.
Citations
- 402 U.S. 558
- 91 S. Ct. 1697
- 29 L. Ed. 2d 178
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 37
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the use of the word “knowingly” did not evince a legislative intent to “earv[e] out an exception to the general rule that ignorance of the law is no excuse”
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Judges: Douglas, Burger, Black, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Stewart, Harlan, Bren-Nan
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