Gonzales v. Raich

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:case_analysis Continues to be cited in legal arguments.
Implications for personal liberties
Ongoing debates on drug legalization
Examined limits of federal power.
Used in law schools for constitutional law.
gptkbp:case_impact_on_legislation Influenced future drug-related legislation.
gptkbp:case_number Originated in California
Part of ongoing drug policy debate.
gptkbp:case_outcome Affirmed lower court ruling
Subsequent Supreme Court cases
Expanded federal power
Reinforced federal supremacy
Clarified scope of federal authority
Affected future legal challenges to drug laws
Federal authority upheld
Highlighted federalism issues in law
Influence on future drug policy
Influenced public opinion on drug policy
Informed state legislative actions
Legal precedent for federal drug enforcement
Limited state autonomy in drug policy
Set limits on state medical marijuana laws
Shaped national drug policy discussions
Affirmed lower court ruling.
Influenced state medical marijuana laws.
Significant for drug policy and federalism.
gptkbp:case_significance Impact on state medical marijuana laws
Key case in drug law history.
gptkbp:case_types gptkb:Constitution
Constitutional law.
gptkbp:championship 6-3
gptkbp:court Rehnquist Court.
gptkbp:date November 29, 2004
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 6, 2005
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Justice_Sandra_Day_O'_Connor
gptkb:Justice_Clarence_Thomas
State sovereignty.
States should have the right to regulate local matters.
Federal overreach into state matters.
Highlighted state rights issues.
Local matters should remain with states.
gptkbp:effect_on_states States cannot legalize marijuana without federal oversight.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gonzales v. Raich
gptkbp:impact State laws on medical marijuana
States' rights regarding drug laws
gptkbp:implications_for_medical_marijuana Reinforced federal prohibition
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:Gonzales_(Petitioner)
gptkb:Raich
gptkb:Gonzales
Raich (Respondent)
gptkbp:is_cited_in 545 U. S. 1 (2005)
gptkbp:judicial_review Constitutionality of federal drug laws
Constitutionality of federal law
gptkbp:legal_context Controlled Substances Act
gptkbp:legal_framework 2004-2005
Federalism.
Federal vs state law conflicts
Reaffirmed federal drug enforcement.
Strengthened federal regulatory power.
gptkbp:legal_issue Commerce Clause
Medical marijuana use
Commerce Clause powers
States' rights vs federal authority
Federalism vs. state rights
gptkbp:legal_outcome Expanded federal jurisdiction.
gptkbp:legal_representation Interplay between state and federal law.
gptkbp:legislation State medical marijuana laws
gptkbp:majority_opinion_implications Set a precedent for federal regulation.
gptkbp:majority_opinion_rationale Economic effects justify federal regulation.
gptkbp:majority_opinion_summary Congress has the power to regulate local activities that are part of an economic class of activities.
gptkbp:outcome Federal government can regulate marijuana
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Wickard_v._Filburn
Federal regulation of local activities
Federal authority over local drug laws
Influenced future drug policy cases.
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
6-3
Congress can regulate intrastate activities.
Economic activity and regulation.
Local use of marijuana affects interstate commerce.
gptkbp:public_reaction Controversial decision
Controversial ruling
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Gonzales_v._Oregon
gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:United_States_v._Lopez
gptkb:Wickard_v._Filburn
gptkb:United_States_v._Oakland_Cannabis_Buyers'_Cooperative
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Legal implications of the ruling
gptkbp:significance Broad interpretation of the Commerce Clause
Interstate Commerce Clause
gptkbp:state_law_conflict gptkb:California_Compassionate_Use_Act
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3