US Supreme Court's lackluster refutation

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"Although this Court may not impute to a state an actual motive to oppress by a statute which that state enacts, it must consider the natural operation of such statute and strike it down if it becomes an instrument of coercion forbidden by the federal Constitution."

- US Supreme Court in Bailey v. Alabama

Title: US Supreme Court's lackluster refutation
Description: The United States Supreme Court in Bailey v. Alabama (1911), describing the purview of the Supreme Court in reference to the rights that a state can exercise oppression, with strict limits being set on freedom and coercion.
Date: 1911
Creator: US Supreme Court
Publisher: Justia
Source: Bailey v. Alabama, 219 U.S. 219 (1911)
Format: Text quote

Item sets: Bailey v. Alabama Item Set

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