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U.S. v. Kennedy, No. 97-3009 (D.C. Cir.) (133 F.3d 53) (January 16, 1998) (Judge Judith W. Rogers)

Loaded on Feb. 1, 1998 published in Punch and Jurists February 23, 1998
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In this case the Court held that the Hobbs Act prohibits interference with interstate commerce through either robbery or extortion, and because extortion does not necessarily involve violence, not all crimes under the Hobbs Act need be violent.

 

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  16. Hill v. Butterworth, No. 97-2192 (11th Cir.) (133 F.3d 783) (December 15, 1997) (Judge Joseph Woodrow Hatchett)
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  18. U.S. v. Kaplan, No. 95-4908 (11th Cir.) (133 F.3d 826) (January 22, 1998) (Judge Stanley F. Jr. Birch)
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  28. U.S. v. Kennedy, No. 97-3009 (D.C. Cir.) (133 F.3d 53) (January 16, 1998) (Judge Judith W. Rogers)
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