Legal Opinion
United States v. Gerald Black, United States of America v. Stephen R. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 13, 1997No. 96-3890, 97-1144PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Gerald Black and Stephen R. Davis were each convicted of one count of willfully failing to pay a past due support obligation, in violation of the Child Support Recovery Act (“the CSRA”), 18 U.S.C. § 228. Their appeals were consolidated. On appeal, Black contends that the CSRA is an unconstitutional exercise of Congress’ power to regulate interstate commerce under the Commerce Clause and an unconstitutional intervention into matters reserved for the States under the Tenth Amendment. Black also argues that a state-court arrearage order determining past due child support is…
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