United States v. Bramblett
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Congress later amended § 1001 to address statements in all three federal branches; that statutory change does not revive Bramblett as precedent.
18 later cases cite United States v. Bramblett; 18 of those citations sat close to treatment language and were flagged for reading, and all of them have been read. Citations that did not sit near treatment language were not flagged and were not read one by one, so a court that weakened this case without using any of that language would not appear here.
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The Supreme Court expressly overruled Bramblett's construction of § 1001 and held that a federal court was neither a department nor an agency within the statute's meaning.
Hubbard v. United States · Supreme Court of the United States · filed
In sum, although the stare decisis issue in this case is difficult, we conclude that there are sound reasons to correct Bramblett’s erroneous construction of § 1001. ... Bmmblett is hereby overruled. We hold that a federal court is neither a “department” nor an “agency” within the meaning of § 1001.
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