Difference between revisions of "Perez v. United States (1971)"
From Federalism in America
(Created page with "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 c...") |
|||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
SEE ALSO: [[Commerce among the States]] | SEE ALSO: [[Commerce among the States]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Supreme Court Cases]] | ||
Revision as of 20:08, 28 September 2017
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
SEE ALSO: Commerce among the States