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TAYLOR v. U.S.
Supreme Court of United States (2016) | 136 S.Ct. 2074; 195 L. Ed. 2d 456
TL;DR: The Court held that for a Hobbs Act robbery conviction, the government need only prove the defendant targeted a drug dealer for drugs or proceeds. This act, as a matter of law, satisfies the statute's "affects commerce" element, based on Congress's power to regulate the aggregate drug market.
Legal Significance: The case establishes a per se rule for the Hobbs Act's commerce element in drug-related robberies, relieving the prosecution of proving a specific interstate nexus. It affirms the broad reach of federal criminal law based on the Commerce Clause's aggregate effects doctrine.