The Tucker Act (March 3, 1887, ch. 359, 24 Stat. 505, 28 U.S.C. § 1491) is a federal statute of the United States by which the United States government...
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The Edmunds–Tucker Act of 1887 was an Act of Congress that restricted some practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and...
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punishments of the Edmunds Act. Those convicted of practicing polygamy would be subject to a fine. Under the Edmunds-Tucker Act, around 1300 men where imprisoned...
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cohabit with wives that he married before the 1862 Morrill Act. In 1887, the Edmunds–Tucker Act allowed the disincorporation of the LDS Church and the seizure...
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Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American conservative political commentator and writer who hosted the nightly political talk show...
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Look up Tucker or tucker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tucker may refer to: Tucker, Arkansas Tucker, Georgia Tucker, Mississippi Tucker, Missouri...
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United States Court of Claims (section Tucker Act)
of Claims from the Treasury Department. In 1887, Congress passed the Tucker Act (24 Stat. 505), which further restricted the claims that could be submitted...
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Saints v. United States, which upheld the Edmunds–Tucker Act on May 19, 1890. Among other things, the act disincorporated the LDS Church. Within five months...
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federal government of the United States, and most especially the Edmunds–Tucker Act of 1887. This law disincorporated the LDS Church and authorized the federal...
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(except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). The Northern District of...
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