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United States v. Alderman

565 F.3d 641 (9th Cir. 2009)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Year2009
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

18 U.S.C. §931, criminalizing a violent felon's possession of body armor sold or offered for sale in interstate commerce, is a valid Commerce Clause exercise because its express jurisdictional element, satisfied under Scarborough by the armor's prior interstate movement, supplies the requisite commerce nexus.

Area of Law

General

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