George P. Davis
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George P. Davis was the taxpayer whose challenge to the Social Security Act’s payroll tax provisions led to the landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case Helvering v. Davis.
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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person → taxpayer → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| court |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| dateDecided |
1937
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| fieldOfActivity |
tax litigation
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| held |
Social Security payroll tax provisions are constitutional under the General Welfare Clause
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| legalClaim |
argued Social Security payroll tax exceeded Congress’s constitutional powers
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| legalSubject |
Social Security Act payroll tax
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| notableFor |
challenge to the Social Security Act’s payroll tax provisions
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| opposed |
federal payroll tax used to fund Social Security
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| partyTo |
Helvering v. Davis
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| roleInCourtCase |
plaintiff in Helvering v. Davis
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| subjectHasRole |
George P. Davis as taxpayer challenging the tax
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Helvering v. Davis
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respondent |