Supreme Court of the United States

David Anthony Taylor, Petitioner v. United States.

June 20, 2016195 L. Ed. 2d 456

Summary

The Court held that the Hobbs Act's commerce element is satisfied when a defendant robs a drug dealer of drugs or proceeds, without needing to prove the drugs traveled in interstate commerce, relying on Gonzales v. Raich. Justice Thomas dissented, arguing the Act requires proof the robbery itself affected interstate commerce.