United States v. Kahriger

SCOTUSCase
Litigants=United States v. Kahriger
ArgueDate=December 16-17
ArgueYear=1952
DecideDate=March 9
DecideYear=1953
FullName=United States v. Kahriger
USVol=345
USPage=22
Citation=
Prior=Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Subsequent=
Holding=The federal occupational tax on persons engaged in the business of accepting wagers under the 1951 Revenue Act was constitutional.
SCOTUS=1949-1953
Majority=Reed
JoinMajority=Vinson, Burton, Clark, Minton
Concurrence=Jackson
Dissent=Black
JoinDissent=Douglas
Dissent2=Frankfurter
JoinDissent2=Douglas, in part
LawsApplied=U.S. Const. art. I, §8, clause 1; U.S. Const. amend. X; Revenue Act of 1951

"United States v. Kahriger", 345 U.S. 22 (1953)ref|citation, was a United States Supreme Court ruling that held certain provisions of the Revenue Act of 1951 were constitutional, in particular sections related to an occupational tax on persons involved in gambling.

ee also

* List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 345

External sources

* [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=345&invol=22 Text of the opinion from Findlaw.com]