Topic: voluntary, intentional violation of a known legal duty. · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 12 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from United States v. Bishop.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 United States v. Bishop Anchor
scotus · 1973
green “voluntary, intentional violation of a known legal duty.” 7
2 Ryan v. Valencia Gonzales
scotus · 2013
green “we normally assume that, when congress enacts statutes, it is aware of relevant judicial precedent.” 5

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