Legal Opinion

Goldman v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 14, 1918No. 702PublishedCited by 63 opinions

ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF. THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. The case-is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White

Because of the constitutional questions involved the plaintiffs in error prosecute this direct writ of error to reverse a crimimal conviction and resulting sentence imposed upon them. The indictment upon which the conviction was had charged them with having, in violation of §§ 37 and 332 of the Criminal Code, unlawfully conspired together and with others unknown to induce persons, who by the Selective Draft Law of May 18, 1917, c. 15, 40 Stat. 76, were under the duty to register, to disobey the law by failing to register. Five specified overt acts were in the indictment charged to have to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. United States v. RabinowichSupreme Court of the United States · 1915

3Cited by63 opinions

  1. Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. Schenck v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  3. Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
  4. United States v. MantonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
  5. Moses v. PayneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009

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