Printz v. United States

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Struck down federal law
State rights advocacy
Reinforced state autonomy
Struck down federal mandates
gptkbp:caseTypes Constitutional law
gptkbp:category Federalism
gptkbp:citedBy 521 U.S. 898
gptkbp:consequences State law enforcement
gptkbp:court 5-4 ruling
Limits on federal authority
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 27, 1997
gptkbp:filedIn November 20, 1996
gptkbp:historical_analysis Legal scholars' interpretations
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influence on state-federal relations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Printz v. United States
gptkbp:impact Gun Control Act of 1968
gptkbp:influencedBy Constitutional debates
gptkbp:involved gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Sheriff_Jay_Printz
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
Dissenting opinion
Majority opinion
Constitutionality of federal laws
Future_Supreme_Court_cases
gptkbp:keyIssues State_sovereignty
gptkbp:keyLegislation Background check requirements
gptkbp:legal_representation Constitutional interpretation
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:U.S._Constitution
gptkb:Second_Amendment
State versus federal authority
Background checks for handgun purchases
Limits federal power over states
States_cannot_be_compelled_to_enforce_federal_laws
gptkbp:notableFeature Legal textbooks
Constitutional limits on federal power
Impact on state-federal relations
Judicial reasoning
Federalism in practice
Legal precedents on federalism
Ongoing debates on federalism
Significant_Supreme_Court_ruling
gptkbp:outcome Unconstitutional mandate
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkbp:politicalRole Gun rights movement
gptkbp:precedent Federalism principles
gptkbp:publicAccess Debate on gun control
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:National_Federation_of_Independent_Business_v._Sebelius
gptkb:United_States_v._Lopez
gptkb:Mack_v._United_States
Separation of powers
Gun control legislation
Anti-commandeering doctrine
Federal_law_enforcement_practices