Basim Omar Sabri v. United States

Decided May 17, 2004. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 03-44 · 541 U.S. 600 (2004) · Cited 466 times

Holding

Section 666(a)(2) is a valid exercise of Congress’s Article I authority.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• United States v. Lopez · 514 U.S. 549 (1995)
• United States v. Morrison · 529 U.S. 598 (2000)
• United States v. Raines · 362 U.S. 17 (1960)
• Salinas v. United States · 522 U.S. 52 (1997)
• Jinks v. Richland County · 538 U.S. 456 (2003)
• United States v. Salerno · 481 U.S. 739 (1987)
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
• Hanna v. Plumer · 380 U.S. 460 (1965)
• Gibbons v. Ogden · 22 U.S. 1 (1824)
• City of Boerne v. Flores · 521 U.S. 507 (1997)
• Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc. · 452 U.S. 264 (1981)
• City of Chicago v. Morales · 527 U.S. 41 (1999)
• Aptheker v. Secretary of State · 378 U.S. 500 (1964)
• South Dakota v. Dole · 483 U.S. 203 (1987)
• Perez v. United States · 402 U.S. 146 (1971)
• Stenberg v. Carhart · 530 U.S. 914 (2000)
• Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad v. Jackson Vinegar Co. · 226 U.S. 217 (1912)
• Dixson v. United States · 465 U.S. 482 (1984)
• United States v. Hall · 98 U.S. 343 (1879)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• United States v. Comstock · 560 U.S. 126 (2010)
• Snyder v. United States · 603 U.S. 1 (2024)
• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission · 558 U.S. 310 (2010)
• Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party · 552 U.S. 442 (2008)
• Gonzales v. Carhart · 550 U.S. 124 (2007)
• Robers v. United States · 572 U.S. 639 (2014)
• Moody v. NetChoice, LLC · 603 U.S. 707 (2024)
• National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius · 567 U.S. 519 (2012)
• Cutter v. Wilkinson · 544 U.S. 709 (2005)
• Gonzales v. Raich · 545 U.S. 1 (2005)
• Kelo v. City of New London · 545 U.S. 469 (2005)
• Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. A. v. United States · 559 U.S. 229 (2010)

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