contrary to law
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 285 U.S. 515 - Callahan v. United States · 1932Most cited · 79 citing opinions
The phrase 'contrary to law' as used in the later act is unqualified and taken in its natural meaning signifies 'contrary to any law
How often courts cite the case defining “contrary to law”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “contrary to law” — 79 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.