In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan and Trust Co., the Supreme Court held that the income tax was unconstitutional because it was a constitutionally prohibited "direct tax."

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In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan and Trust Co. (1895), the Supreme Court ruled that the income tax was unconstitutional because it was considered a direct tax not apportioned according to state population, violating the Constitution's tax apportionment requirements.

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