Docket nos. 14–6166 Opinion announcement Opinion announcement End date 2016 | Citations 579 U.S. ___ (more) Dissent Thomas Location United States of America | |
Full case name David Anthony Taylor, Petitioner v. United States Majority Alito, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan Similar Utah v Strieff, Birchfield v North Dakota, Betterman v Montana, Foster v Chatman, Bank Markazi v Peterson | ||
Taylor v. United States, 579 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that in a federal criminal prosecution under the Hobbs Act, the government is not required to prove an interstate commerce element beyond a reasonable doubt. The Court relied on the decision in Gonzales v. Raich which held that Congress has the authority to regulate the marijuana market given that even local activities can have a "substantial effect" on interstate commerce.
Opinion of the Court
Associate Justice Samuel Alito authored the majority opinion.
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