The law marked a significant expansion of federal criminal jurisdiction over interstate morality-related conduct and had lasting legal and social consequences through its broad and sometimes controversial enforcement.
President William Howard Taft signed the White-Slave Traffic Act (commonly known as the Mann Act), federalizing penalties for transporting women across state lines for 'immoral purposes.'
The law marked a significant expansion of federal criminal jurisdiction over interstate morality-related conduct and had lasting legal and social consequences through its broad and sometimes controversial enforcement.
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