A Supreme Court case involving this law used the "plain meaning rule" to convict Drew (*) Caminetti.
Public support for this law was based on reports by the prosecutor Clifford Roe and a series of articles by George Kibbe Turner. This law was quickly drafted after Edwin W. Sims claimed to have evidence of a national organization run by the so-called "Big Chief," although that evidence never materialized. Hoke v. U.S. upheld the constitutionality of this law, which was amended in 1978 to become gender-neutral. A Supreme Court case involving this law used the "plain meaning rule" to convict Drew (*) Caminetti. Stanley Finch mobilized the Bureau of Investigation to enforce this act, which was supported by groups like the American Vigilance Committee. In Cleveland v. U.S., the Supreme Court found that this act applied to people practicing polygamy. Named for an Illinois Congressman, it was used to convict Frank Lloyd Wright, Chuck Berry, and Jack Johnson. For 10 points, name this 1910 law which attempted to combat white slavery by prohibiting the interstate transport of "any woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution."
Public support for this law was based on reports by the prosecutor Clifford Roe and a series of articles by George Kibbe Turner.
Mann Act [or White-Slave Traffic Act before mention of "white slavery"]