''Hoke v. United States'', 227 U.S. 308 (1913), was a decision by the
United States Supreme Court
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that held that the
United States Congress
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could not regulate
prostitution
Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in Sex work, sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, n ...
''per se'', which was strictly the province of the states. Congress could, however, regulate interstate travel for purposes of prostitution or other "immoral purposes."
The case revolved around an offer to transport women from
to
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat, seat of government of Jefferson County, Texas, Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur, Texas, Port Arthur Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, metropo ...
for the purpose of prostitution. The Supreme Court upheld prosecution under the
Mann Act
The White-Slave Traffic Act, also called the Mann Act, is a United States federal law, passed June 25, 1910 (ch. 395, ; ''codified as amended at'' ). It is named after Congressman James Robert Mann of Illinois.
In its original form the act mad ...
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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 227
This is a list of cases reported in volume 227 of ''United States Reports'', decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1913.
Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 227 U.S.
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