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Weber v. Freed, 239 U.S. 325 (1915)
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Weber v. Freed, 239 U.S. 325 (1915)
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Weber v. Freed No. 644 Argued December 1, 1915 Decided December 13, 1915 239 U.S. 325
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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That the power of Congress over foreign commerce is complete has been so thoroughly settled by former decisions of this Court that to question it is frivolous.
Congress has power to prohibit importation of foreign articles from abroad, including pictorial representations of prize fights designed for public exhibition, and so held that the Act of July 31, 1912, prohibiting such importation, is not unconstitutional. The fact that exhibitions of pictures are under state, and not federal, control does not affect the power of Congress to prohibit importation of articles from foreign countries to be exhibited. The motive of Congress in exerting its plenary power cannot be considered for the purpose of refusing to give effect to such power when exercised.
224 F. 355.
The facts, which involve the constitutionality of the Act of July 31, 1012, prohibiting the importation of pictorial representations of prize fights, are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Weber v. Freed, 239 U.S. 325 (1915) in 239 U.S. 325 239 U.S. 326–239 U.S. 328. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KR2M7YFLS8G9CKW.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Weber v. Freed, 239 U.S. 325 (1915), in 239 U.S. 325, pp. 239 U.S. 326–239 U.S. 328. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KR2M7YFLS8G9CKW.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Weber v. Freed, 239 U.S. 325 (1915). cited in 1915, 239 U.S. 325, pp.239 U.S. 326–239 U.S. 328. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KR2M7YFLS8G9CKW.
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