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| − | In ''Perez v. United States'' (1971), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, which, among other things, made “loan sharking” a federal crime. Rejecting Justice Potter Stewart’s dissenting view that this was a step toward the federalization of the criminal law, the Court held that while Alberto Perez’s activities may have been conducted locally, loan sharking contributed to organized, interstate crime and was therefore within the reach of the federal commerce power. | + | In ''Perez v. United States'' (1971), the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] upheld the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, which, among other things, made “loan sharking” a federal crime. Rejecting Justice Potter Stewart’s dissenting view that this was a step toward the federalization of the criminal law, the Court held that while Alberto Perez’s activities may have been conducted locally, loan sharking contributed to organized, interstate crime and was therefore within the reach of the federal [[Commerce among the States|commerce]] power. |
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Revision as of 18:43, 31 December 2018
In Perez v. United States (1971), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, which, among other things, made “loan sharking” a federal crime. Rejecting Justice Potter Stewart’s dissenting view that this was a step toward the federalization of the criminal law, the Court held that while Alberto Perez’s activities may have been conducted locally, loan sharking contributed to organized, interstate crime and was therefore within the reach of the federal commerce power.
Ellis Katz
Last Updated: 2006
SEE ALSO: Commerce among the States