Source: https://www.legalcrystal.com/case/94297/united-states-vs-dickey
Timestamp: 2018-06-25 04:28:45
Document Index: 444785903

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 3167', '§ 1018', '§ 3167', '§ 1018', '§ 3167', '§ 3167']

United States Vs Dickey - Citation 94297 - Court Judgment | LegalCrystal
United States Vs. Dickey - Court Judgment
LegalCrystal Citation legalcrystal.com/94297
Case Number 268 U.S. 378
Respondent Dickey
.....which makes it a misdemeanor to print or publish in any manner whatever "not provided by law" any income return or any part thereof, etc. held, in view of the legislative history of these provisions and the evident policy of the act to secure publicity of the information authorized to be put into the lists, that publication by newspapers. of the names and amounts of taxes so listed is not within the inhibition of § 3167. p. 268 u. s. 385 . 3 f.2d 190 affirmed. error to a judgment of the district court sustaining a demurrer to an indictment accusing the editor and the managing editor of divers newspapers of printing and publishing parts of federal income tax returns, in violation of § 1018 of the revenue act of june 2, 1924, reenacting rev.stats. § 3167. .....
United States v. Dickey - 268 U.S. 378 (1925)
U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Dickey, 268 U.S. 378 (1925)
1. Assuming that no constitutional right of the taxpayer is invaded, the question whether income tax returns shall be published or kept secrets addressed to the discretion of Congress. P. 268 U. S. 386 .
The same Act (§ 1018) reenacts § 3167 Rev.Stats., which makes it a misdemeanor to print or publish in any manner whatever "not provided by law" any income return or any part thereof, etc. Held, in view of the legislative history of these provisions and the evident policy of the Act to secure publicity of the information authorized to be put into the lists, that publication by newspapers. of the names and amounts of taxes so listed is not within the inhibition of § 3167. P. 268 U. S. 385 .