Major SCOTUS cases

Springer v. United States, 102 U.S. 586 (1885)

By ftsig-admin / August 9, 2024 /

LINK: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3081110958181951212 SIGNIFICANCE: George Springer reaped interest income from United States bonds. So he was not difficult for the Collector to locate to demand that Springer file a return and pay tax on that. Springer followed the instructions on the form and reported not only his interest from U.S. bonds but also his professional fees he…

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Wight v. Davidson, 181 U.S. 371 (1901)

By ftsig-admin / August 1, 2024 / Comments Off on Wight v. Davidson, 181 U.S. 371 (1901)

LINK: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1202751686859480675 SIGNIFICANCE: Declared what “unjust taxation means” and that if you consent or make an election, the taxation is no longer UNJUST. QUOTE: “The constitutional right [Form #10.015] against unjust taxation is given for the protection of private property [Form #12.046], but it may be waived by those affected who consent [Form #05.003] to…

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License Tax Cases, 72 U.S. 462 (1866)

By ftsig-admin / July 21, 2024 / Comments Off on License Tax Cases, 72 U.S. 462 (1866)

LINK TO CASE: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2852002685220457827 SIGNIFICANCE: Declared the first income tax instituted to fund the Civil War, the Revenue Act of 1861, 122 Stat. 292 unconstitutional. Ruled that Congress can TAX but cannot “authorize” (meaning LICENSE) the thing subject to tax within the constitutional states of the Union. This case also recognized the ability of the…

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Pollock v. Farmers Loan and Trust, 157 U.S. 429 (1895)

By ftsig-admin / July 21, 2024 / Comments Off on Pollock v. Farmers Loan and Trust, 157 U.S. 429 (1895)

LINK TO CASE: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7292056596996651119 WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollock_v._Farmers%27_Loan_%26_Trust_Co. SIGNIFICANCE: This was the first attempt after the civil war to implement an income tax. It was declared unconstitutional because it was a direct, unapportioned tax upon real property. In this case the Supreme Court found an 1884 tax law similar to the 1864 Tax Law in the Sprinter…

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Steward Machine Co. v. Davis, 301 U.S. 548 (1937)

By ftsig-admin / July 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Steward Machine Co. v. Davis, 301 U.S. 548 (1937)

LINK TO CASE: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=11777818167992631527 SIGNIFICANCE: Declared compelled participation in Social Security by artificial entities constitutional. Opinion written by Justice Brandeis, a jew.

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Rogers v. Bellei, 401 U.S. 815 (1971)

By ftsig-admin / July 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Rogers v. Bellei, 401 U.S. 815 (1971)

LINK TO CASE: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3117430109405641226 SIGNIFICANCE:

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Afroyim v. Rusk, 387 U.S. 253 (1967)

By ftsig-admin / July 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Afroyim v. Rusk, 387 U.S. 253 (1967)

LINK TO CASE: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2521246303796542623 SIGNIFICANCE: Establishes CONSTITUTIONAL POLITICAL “citizen of the United States***” status in the Fourteenth Amendment as RIGHT that cannot be taken away without your consent rather than a PRIVILEGE that CAN be taken away without your consent.

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Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 162 (1875)

By ftsig-admin / July 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 162 (1875)

LINK TO CASE: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5117525999793250938 SIGNIFICANCE: Established POLITICAL citizens* of a state as ipso facto also POLITICAL “citizens of the United States”. This forecloses any possibility that anyone can claim that they can be a state political citizen* without also being a national political citizen*.

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United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898)

By ftsig-admin / July 19, 2024 / Comments Off on United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898)

LINK TO CASE: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3381955771263111765 SIGNIFICANCE: Establishes the TWO components of citizenship: nationality and civil status (domicile).

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Pennoyer v. Neff, 95 U.S. 714 (1878)

By ftsig-admin / July 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Pennoyer v. Neff, 95 U.S. 714 (1878)

LINK TO CASE: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13333263776496540273 SIGNIFICANCE:

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