United States commerce clausefederalismfirearms

United States v. Lopez

514 U.S. 549 (1995)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year1995

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 exceeded Congress's Commerce Clause power because possessing a firearm near a school is non-economic activity with no substantial effect on interstate commerce and the statute contained no jurisdictional element.

Area of Law

General

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