U.S. v. Faasse, No. 98-2337 (6th Cir.) (227 F.3d 660) (September 25, 2000) (Judge Alice M. Batchelder)
In this case, the Sixth Circuit departed company with most other Circuits that have ruled on the issue and held that Congress does not have the power under the Commerce Clause to criminalize the nonpayment of state-court-ordered child support, under the provisions of the 18 U.S.C. ยง 228. (As a ...
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