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, ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On Feb. 3, 1913, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It gave Congress the power to levy a tax based upon income. It also said Congress did not have to ...

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 ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Nearly all of the wealth of super-rich Americans is tied up in “unrealized” gains, ...

When the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1913, it legalized the use of a graduated income tax system for the federal government. Today, many but not ...

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 ...