Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
United States v. Joseph Gelb
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 15, 1983No. 643, 644, Dockets 82-1026, 82-1264Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partVan Graafeiland, Circuit Judge
Takoma Park, MD. — Gasoline vapor seeped through sewer lines and into homes yesterday, setting off several explosions and fires, forcing more than 2,000 people to evacuate and closing at least two schools, police said.
Fire officials said there were at least eight explosions and fires in single-family *881homes in two counties but all were under control by early afternoon. (United Press Bulletin, December 17, 1982.)
In 1970, Congress made it unlawful to maliciously damage or destroy by means of an explosive a building used in any activity affecting interstate commerce, 18 U.S.C. § 844(i), and…
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- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
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