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Hobbs Act
United States federal law / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hobbs Act, named after United States Representative Sam Hobbs (D-AL) and codified as 18 U.S.C. § 1951, is a United States federal law enacted in 1946 that prohibits actual or attempted robbery or extortion that affect interstate or foreign commerce. It also forbids conspiracy to do so.[1]
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Enacted by | the 79th United States Congress |
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Acts amended | Anti-Racketeering Act of 1934 |
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The statute, despite being conceived and enacted as an anti-racketeering measure in disputes between labor and management, is frequently used in connection with cases involving public corruption, commercial disputes, and corruption directed at members of labor unions.[1][clarification needed]