United States v. Olson’s Empirical Analysis
856 F.3d 1216 · 2017
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Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1014 · 18 U.S.C. § 3 · 18 U.S.C. § 3559 · 18 U.S.C. § 4 · 7 U.S.C. § 2024
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Morissette v. United States · Branzburg v. Hayes · Staples v. United States · United States v. Williams
Most-quoted passages
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“[i]f interpreting a term consistently with its statutory definition would, for instance, lead to 'obvious incongruities' or would 'destroy one of the major congressional purposes'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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