Legal Opinion

United States v. Nichols

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided May 31, 1996No. 95 Crim. 1060 (LAP)PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

PRESKA, District Judge:

Defendant Jeffrey Nichols has been charged by Criminal Information with violating the Child Support Recovery Act of 1992, 18 U.S.C. § 228, Pub.L. No. 102-521, § 2(a), 106 Stat. 3403 (October 25, 1992) (“CSRA”). Defendant now moves to dismiss the Information, arguing that CSRA exceeds Congressional authority under the Commerce Clause, that it violates the Tenth Amendment and the basic principles of federalism and comity, that it should be void for vagueness, and that it violates the Equal Protection Clause. Alternatively, the defendant argues that the…

2Cases cited72 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
  4. United States v. SalernoSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. Ricky L. HampshireCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
  2. United States v. Samuel D. SageCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  3. United States v. Keith Douglas BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  4. United States v. Nathan Wall (95-5007) and Donald Wall (95-5008)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
  5. Spetalieri v. KavanaughDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1998

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