United States v. Wurzbach, 280 U.S. 396 (1930), is a unanimous ruling by the US Supreme Court that the term "political purpose," as used in the Federal Corrupt Practices Act, was not impermissibly vague.

Harry M. Wurzbach, a member of the US House of Representatives from Texas, was indicted under the Federal Corrupt Practices Act for receiving money from employees of the US government.

The District Court of the United States for the Western District of Texas had thrown out the indictment on two grounds: Associate Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court, which contains just 752 words.

"[2] The district court had concluded that Article 1, Section 4 of the Constitution permits Congress to regulate only the time, place, and manner of elections, and primary elections do not fall under federal control (as per Newberry v. United States).

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