Precedent

Commissioner v. Groetzinger, 480 U.S. 23 (1987)

April 21, 2026

SOURCE: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3430868523289585207 COPILOT QUESTION 1: Groetzinger is a an important and frequently cited case used to justify the inclusion of…

FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: Fifth Amendment is not a constraint on Income Taxation

February 26, 2026

FALSE STATEMENT: The Fifth Amendment is NOT a constraint on income taxation of human beings protected by the Constitution. This…

U.S. v. Goelet, 232 U.S. 293 (1914) and U.S. v. Bennett, 232 U.S. 299 (1914)

June 9, 2025

CASE LINKS: SIGNIFICANCE: These two cases present the question of whether the constitutional power of excise taxation over property located…

Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass, 358 U.S. 426 (1955)

June 7, 2025

Case Link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=11404527107386030954 Wikipedia Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioner_v._Glenshaw_Glass_Co. IMPORTANCE: This case is famous because it redefined “gross income” for the purposes of I.R.C.…

Helvering v. Davis, 301 U.S. 619 (1937)

May 15, 2025

Case Link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8426251106033758246 The Helvering case was a direct and early challenge to the Social Security Act. This is an…

Hooven and Allison co. v. Evatt, 324 U.S. 652 (1945)

February 17, 2025

This is one of the VERY few cases that explains the meaning of the term “United States”. It is thus…

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

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…

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

August 1, 2024

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…

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

July 21, 2024

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…

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

July 21, 2024

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…