http://www.oyez.org/cases/1901-1939/1927/ U.S. Supreme Court Cases, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) en-us <p>The Tariff Act of 1922 delegated the authority to set and impose customs duties on articles of imported merchandise. When, under a proclamation of the President, J.W. Hampton & Company was assessed a higher customs duty than was fixed by statute, the company sought relief in the courts.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1901-1939/1927/1927_242/ <p>Roy Olmstead was a suspected bootlegger. Without judicial approval, federal agents installed wiretaps in the basement of Olmstead's building (where he maintained an office) and in the streets near his home. Olmstead was convicted with evidence obtained from the wiretaps. This case was decided along with Green v. United States, in which Green and several other defendants were similarly convicted, based on illegally obtained wire-tapped conversations, for conspiracy to violate the National Prohibition Act by importing, possessing, and selling illegal liquors. This case was also decided with McInnis v. United States.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1901-1939/1927/1927_493/