1. Cincinnati Soap Co. v. United States, No. 659, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, April 1, 2, 1937, Argued , May 3, 1937, Decided
OVERVIEW: The Supreme Court upheld a statute whose tax proceeds were paid to the Philippines. The court held that the statute discharged a moral obligation to the Philippines and thus amounted to discharging a "debt" within the meaning of the constitution.
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