Mann Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:White-Slave_Traffic_Act
gptkbp:amendedBy 1978
1986
gptkbp:appliesTo interstate or foreign commerce
gptkbp:codifiedIn 18 U.S.C. §§ 2421–2424
gptkbp:criticizedFor potential for abuse
vague language
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1910
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mann Act
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Robert_Mann
gptkbp:originallyTargeted prostitution
gptkbp:prohibits transportation of individuals for debauchery
transportation of individuals for immoral purposes
transportation of individuals for prostitution
gptkbp:relatedTo human trafficking laws
gptkbp:revisedTo focus on commercial sex acts
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:William_Howard_Taft
gptkbp:usedIn high-profile prosecutions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Caminetti_v._United_States
gptkb:James_Robert_Mann
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7