Could Congress pass a tax on the failure to purchase at least 2 pounds of broccoli per week? Suppose your income tax liability will be increased by $2000 unless you can produce receipts showing the purchase of at least 100 pounds of broccoli during the relevant tax year. Constitutional?
Notice that "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts
and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and
general welfare of the United States."
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I. Tinker A student's right to speak (even on controversial subjects such as war) in the cafeteria, the playing field, or "on the...
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Monday August 28 : Handout on Moore v Harper (PDF has been emailed to you); Originalism vs. the "Living Constitution": Strau...
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Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop (art by Joshua Duncan) "We may not shelter in place when the C...
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