| Mary Ann Glendon - 1989 - 350 σελίδες
...their wives had violated a federal statute making it a crime to transport a woman across state lines "for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery, or for any other immoral purpose." Mr. Justice Douglas, writing for the majority, upheld the convictions of the Mormons saying, "The establishment... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1990 - 560 σελίδες
...Act'" makes it a federal offense to transport "any woman or girl" in interstate or foreign commerce for the purpose of "prostitution or debauchery, or for any other immoral purpose, or with intent and purpose to induce, entice, or compel such woman or girl to become a prostitute, or to give... | |
| Lawrence M. Friedman - 1994 - 590 σελίδες
...on the statute books in black and white, to "transport . . . any woman or girl" across state lines "for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery, or for any other immoral purpose." What, however, were these "other" immoral purposes? The debates in Congress were mostly about prostitution,... | |
| David J. Langum - 1994 - 332 σελίδες
...up to debauchery, or any other immoral practice, whereby any such woman or girl shall be transported in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or the District of Columbia, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding... | |
| William N. Eskridge - 1994 - 460 σελίδες
...The White Slave Traffic Act of 1910 prohibited the interstate transportation of "any woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery, or for any other immoral purpose." The Court held that the act criminalized transportation of a woman so that she could be the defendant's... | |
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