The founders built a structural limit on federal taxing power, a restriction the Progressive Era removed. The government that ...

Congress has both a legal and moral calling to the repeal the 16th Amendment to the Constitution, which imposed the federal income tax. It is taxation without representation and is a horrid example of ...

Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The Sixteenth Amendment, ...

In Moore v. United States, each of the separate opinions contended that the 16th Amendment (ratified in 1913) "overruled" Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. (1895). For example, Justice Kavanaugh's ...

It all started in 1913 with the ratification of the 16th Amendment to the Constitution. In a moment of fiscal irresponsibility, the states approved a federal income tax without limits and without any ...

The 16th Amendment to the Constitution, authorizing the federal government to levy an income tax, opened a Pandora’s box to graft, fraud and corruption. The federal government’s original purpose was ...

NYU Law professor Melissa Murray gives context and commentary on the nation's founding document in her new book The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader.

The Sixteenth Amendment, ratified in February 1913, created the federal income tax in America. This form of taxation made the federal government powerful. It was supported by advocates called ...