Hoke v. United States
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Hoke v. United States is a 1913 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the federal government’s power under the Commerce Clause to regulate and criminalize the interstate transportation of women for prostitution under the Mann Act.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hoke v. United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11576370 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hoke v. United States Context triple: [United States Supreme Court cases of the White Court, hasNotableCase, Hoke v. United States]
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A.
Herring v. United States
Herring v. United States is a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court case that further limited the application of the exclusionary rule by holding that evidence need not be suppressed when obtained through isolated police negligence rather than deliberate or reckless misconduct.
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B.
Yates v. United States
Yates v. United States is a 1957 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the application of the Smith Act by distinguishing between the advocacy of abstract doctrine and the advocacy of concrete action to overthrow the government.
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C.
Hurd v. Hodge
Hurd v. Hodge is a 1948 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racially restrictive covenants in property deeds could not be judicially enforced in the District of Columbia because such enforcement would violate the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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D.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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E.
Reese v. United States
Reese v. United States is an 1876 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly limited federal enforcement of African Americans’ voting rights under the Fifteenth Amendment during the Reconstruction era.
- 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: Hoke v. United States Target entity description: Hoke v. United States is a 1913 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the federal government’s power under the Commerce Clause to regulate and criminalize the interstate transportation of women for prostitution under the Mann Act.
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A.
Herring v. United States
Herring v. United States is a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court case that further limited the application of the exclusionary rule by holding that evidence need not be suppressed when obtained through isolated police negligence rather than deliberate or reckless misconduct.
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B.
Yates v. United States
Yates v. United States is a 1957 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the application of the Smith Act by distinguishing between the advocacy of abstract doctrine and the advocacy of concrete action to overthrow the government.
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C.
Hurd v. Hodge
Hurd v. Hodge is a 1948 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racially restrictive covenants in property deeds could not be judicially enforced in the District of Columbia because such enforcement would violate the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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D.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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E.
Reese v. United States
Reese v. United States is an 1876 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly limited federal enforcement of African Americans’ voting rights under the Fifteenth Amendment during the Reconstruction era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
ⓘ
federal criminal law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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criminal law ⓘ federal jurisdiction ⓘ interstate commerce regulation ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of the United States ⓘ |
| citation | 227 U.S. 308 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| effect |
expanded federal authority over interstate moral regulation
ⓘ
strengthened the constitutionality of the Mann Act ⓘ |
| genre | judicial opinion ⓘ |
| holding |
Congress may regulate and criminalize the interstate transportation of women for prostitution under the Commerce Clause
ⓘ
interstate transportation of women for purposes of prostitution or debauchery is within the reach of federal regulation ⓘ the Mann Act is a valid exercise of Congress’s power over interstate commerce ⓘ
linked to:
Mann Act
|
| jurisdiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| lawApplied |
Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
Commerce Clause
Mann Act ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
constitutionality of the Mann Act
ⓘ
federal power to regulate interstate transportation for immoral purposes ⓘ scope of the Commerce Clause ⓘ |
| partyType |
United States government as prosecutor
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Justice
criminal defendant ⓘ |
| precedentFor | later Commerce Clause cases involving moral regulation ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | United States Reports ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Caminetti v. United States
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Champion v. Ames ⓘ The Lottery Case ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
federal police power debates
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regulation of prostitution ⓘ white slavery legislation ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal criminalization of immoral commerce
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interstate transportation of women for prostitution ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1913 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hoke v. United States Description of subject: Hoke v. United States is a 1913 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the federal government’s power under the Commerce Clause to regulate and criminalize the interstate transportation of women for prostitution under the Mann Act.
Referenced by (1)
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