Today in Supreme Court History: May 6, 1776

5/6/1776: Virginia Declaration of Rights by George Mason is published. Thomas Jefferson relied on this document when drafting the Declaration of Independence.

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[Dan Schiavetta]

Good thing Mason was able to get away from his Supreme Court duties long enough to write it.

[Dan Schiavetta]

May 6, 1867: In re Kansas Indians, 72 U.S. 737: Native American reservations can't be taxed
May 6, 1940: United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., 310 U.S. 150: its famous footnote 59: price-fixing is per se illegal under the Sherman Act
May 6, 1868: Paige v. Banks, 80 U.S. 608: important copyright law case
May 6, 1968: Mathis v. United States, 391 U.S. 1: IRS investigators must give Miranda warnings

[Sarcastr0]

This is cool. *and* I think I only learned about Mathis in law school! (I never took anti-trust)

[DaivdBehar]

Important cases.