Changing course: Lopez limits congressional powers.: An article from: Trial

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From the supplier: The Supreme Court's Apr 26, 1995, decision in United States v Lopez overturned 60 years of precedence by rejecting a federal law for interpreting too broadly congressional power under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. Decided 5-4 on partisan lines, the case involved a federal law banning possession of a handgun within 1,000 ft of a public school. The decision delineated three classes of activity Congress can regulate under the Commerce Clause. Many other federal statutes are now subject to challenge, though Lopez's broader effect remains to be seen.

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Title: Changing course: Lopez limits congressional powers.
Author: Erwin Chemerinsky
Publication:Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 1995
Publisher: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Volume: 31 Issue: n6 Page: 86(4)

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