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|facts=Petitioner was convicted of "loansharking" activities. | |facts=Petitioner was convicted of "loansharking" activities. | ||
|procedural_history=Perez was the loan shark. | |procedural_history=Perez was the loan shark. | ||
A butcher shop owner named Miranda borrowed money from Perez. | |||
|arguments=Loansharks operate similar to organized crime which has a substantially adverse effect on [[Constitution_of_the_United_States#Commerce|interstate commerce]]. | |arguments=Loansharks operate similar to organized crime which has a substantially adverse effect on [[Constitution_of_the_United_States#Commerce|interstate commerce]]. | ||
|holding=[[Congress]] has the power to criminalize loan sharking. | |holding=[[Congress]] has the power to criminalize loan sharking. | ||
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| Perez v. United States | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Citation | |
| Date decided | April 26, 1971 |
Facts
Petitioner was convicted of "loansharking" activities.
Procedural History
Perez was the loan shark.
A butcher shop owner named Miranda borrowed money from Perez.Arguments
Loansharks operate similar to organized crime which has a substantially adverse effect on interstate commerce.
Holding
Congress has the power to criminalize loan sharking.
