United States v. Lopez decision

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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:heldBy	Gun-Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause
gptkbp:legalIssue	Commerce Clause
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy gptkb:Sandra_Day_O'Connor gptkb:William_Rehnquist gptkb:David_Souter gptkb:Antonin_Scalia gptkb:Clarence_Thomas
gptkbp:petitioner	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:United_States_v._Morrison
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Gun-Free_School_Zones_Act_of_1990
gptkbp:response	gptkb:Alfonso_Lopez,_Jr.
gptkbp:significance	First case since 1937 to limit Congress's power under the Commerce Clause
gptkbp:votingSystem	5-4
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Chief_Justice_William_Rehnquist
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States v. Lopez decision