United States v. Schaffer’s Empirical Analysis
539 F.2d 653 · 1976
Citation profile
11 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 891 · 18 U.S.C. § 894
Relies on Hamling v. United States · Perez v. United States · Richardson v. Hynson, Westcott & Dunning, Inc. · Carpenter v. United States · Davis v. Edwards
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“to make or renew any loan, or to enter into any agreement, tacit or express, whereby the repayment or satisfaction of any debt or claim, whether acknowledged or disputed, valid or invalid, and however arising, may or will be deferred.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“It is now well established that Sec. 894 reaches intrastate transactions and that Congress has the constitutional power to reach such transactions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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