United States v. Alfonso Lopez, Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_v._Alfonso_Lopez,_Jr.
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate November 8, 1994
gptkbp:citation gptkb:514_U.S._549
gptkbp:date April 26, 1995
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:David_Souter
gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:docketNumber 93-1260
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:United_States_v._Alfonso_Lopez,_Jr.
gptkbp:heldBy Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 exceeded Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Alfonso Lopez, Jr.
gptkbp:legalIssue Commerce Clause
gptkbp:location gptkb:San_Antonio,_Texas
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy
gptkb:Sandra_Day_O'Connor
gptkb:William_Rehnquist
gptkb:Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Clarence_Thomas
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:United_States_v._Morrison
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Gun-Free_School_Zones_Act_of_1990
gptkbp:response gptkb:Alfonso_Lopez,_Jr.
gptkbp:significance First case since the New Deal to set limits to Congress's power under the Commerce Clause
gptkbp:subject gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:Federalism
Commerce Clause interpretation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_v._Lopez,_514_U.S._549_(1995)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8