Changing sexual morality did not repeal the Mann Act until 1986

Evidence

In 1986, in the face of changing ideas about sexual morality, and in the light of the act’s checkered history, the Mann Act was substantially revised and defanged. — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law, 1205

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the immodesty/complaints article’s moral-panic arc: a crusade law lingering long after its moral basis collapsed. — connects to: Legal change on sexual morality tracks shifts in the larger society — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law: An Introduction, 1436; The Mann Act became a weapon for racist and blackmail purposes — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 4272; The Court eagerly broadened the Mann Act beyond its white-slavery purpose — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 4272

Broader Connections

• The Court eagerly broadened the Mann Act beyond its white-slavery purpose #expands (0.80) — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 4272
• The Mann Act became a weapon for racist and blackmail purposes #expands (0.75) — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 4272