United States v. Munoz-Flores
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United States v. Munoz-Flores is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether a federal statute imposing monetary assessments on convicted offenders violated the Constitution’s Origination Clause.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States v. Munoz-Flores canonical | 4 |
| United States v. Humberto Munoz-Flores | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2652727 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Munoz-Flores Context triple: [Origination Clause, hasBeenLitigatedIn, United States v. Munoz-Flores]
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United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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United States v. Leon
United States v. Leon is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule in Fourth Amendment search and seizure cases.
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United States v. Guest
United States v. Guest is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the federal government can prosecute private conspiracies to interfere with constitutional rights, particularly the right to travel, under certain circumstances.
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Escobedo v. Illinois
Escobedo v. Illinois is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that expanded the Sixth Amendment right to counsel during police interrogations and helped lay the groundwork for the later Miranda warnings.
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E.
United States v. Gratiot
United States v. Gratiot is an 1840 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld broad federal authority over public lands under the Constitution’s Property Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Munoz-Flores Target entity description: United States v. Munoz-Flores is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether a federal statute imposing monetary assessments on convicted offenders violated the Constitution’s Origination Clause.
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A.
United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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B.
United States v. Leon
United States v. Leon is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule in Fourth Amendment search and seizure cases.
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C.
United States v. Guest
United States v. Guest is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the federal government can prosecute private conspiracies to interfere with constitutional rights, particularly the right to travel, under certain circumstances.
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D.
Escobedo v. Illinois
Escobedo v. Illinois is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that expanded the Sixth Amendment right to counsel during police interrogations and helped lay the groundwork for the later Miranda warnings.
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E.
United States v. Gratiot
United States v. Gratiot is an 1840 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld broad federal authority over public lands under the Constitution’s Property Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
ⓘ
legal case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
federal courts ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1989-10-02 ⓘ |
| citation |
109 L. Ed. 2d 384
ⓘ
110 S. Ct. 1964 ⓘ 495 U.S. 385 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
Antonin Scalia
ⓘ
William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | Article I, Section 7, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1990-05-21 ⓘ |
| decisionType | majority opinion with concurrences ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 88-1932 ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
United States v. Humberto Munoz-Flores
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linked to:
United States v. Munoz-Flores
|
| holding |
Courts may adjudicate Origination Clause challenges to federal statutes
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The statute at issue did not violate the Origination Clause because it was not a bill for raising revenue ⓘ |
| impact | clarified that not all statutes generating revenue are bills for raising revenue under the Origination Clause ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Anthony M. Kennedy
ⓘ
Byron R. White ⓘ Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ John Paul Stevens ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| languageOfProceeding | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Origination Clause of the United States Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
Origination Clause
whether a statute imposing monetary assessments on convicted offenders is a bill for raising revenue ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Thurgood Marshall ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | United States District Court for the Southern District of California ⓘ |
| petitioner |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| precedentStatus | binding on lower federal courts ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | officially reported decision ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
bills for raising revenue
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criminal monetary assessments ⓘ justiciability of constitutional challenges ⓘ |
| respondent | Humberto Munoz-Flores ⓘ |
| result | judgment of the lower court was affirmed in part and reversed in part ⓘ |
| reviewedCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ |
| shortName | Munoz-Flores ⓘ |
| statuteInvolved | 18 U.S.C. § 3013 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | constitutionality of federal criminal assessment statute ⓘ |
| yearArgued | 1989 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1990 ⓘ |
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Subject: United States v. Munoz-Flores Description of subject: United States v. Munoz-Flores is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether a federal statute imposing monetary assessments on convicted offenders violated the Constitution’s Origination Clause.
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