Hoke v. United States

Hoke v. United States

Argued January 7–8, 1913
Decided February 24, 1913
Full case name Effie Hoke and Basile Economides, Plaintiffs in Error, v. United States
Citations

227 U.S. 308 (more)

Holding
Though Congress could not regulate prostitution per se—as that was strictly the province of the states—it could regulate interstate travel for purposes of prostitution or “immoral purposes.”
Court membership
Chief Justice
Edward D. White
Case opinions
Majority McKenna

Hoke v. United States, 227 U.S. 308 (1913), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that the United States Congress could not regulate prostitution per se, as that was strictly the province of the states. Congress could, however, regulate interstate travel for purposes of prostitution or “immoral purposes.” It upheld the Mann Act.

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