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Amendment Of Us V Lopez In Houston

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This is a Complaint pleading for use in litigation of the title matter. Adapt this form to comply with your facts and circumstances, and with your specific state law. Not recommended for use by non-attorneys.

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Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; . . .

5–4 decision The possession of a gun in a local school zone is not an economic activity that might, through repetition elsewhere, have a substantial effect on interstate commerce. The law is a criminal statute that has nothing to do with "commerce" or any sort of economic activity.

In United States v. Lopez (1995), the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had exceeded its constitutional authority under the Commerce Clause when it passed a law prohibiting gun possession in local school zones.

The issue in this case is whether the Commerce Clause authorizes Congress to enact a statute that makes it a crime to possess a gun in, or near, a school. . . . In my view, the statute falls well within the scope of the commerce power as this Court has understood that power over the last half century. . . .

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Lopez argues that section 922(q) exceeds Congress' delegated powers and violates the Tenth Amendment. The government counters that section 922(q) is a permissible exercise of Congress' power under the Commerce Clause.

US v. Lopez was a landmark case as ruled that the federal government had exceeded its authority under the commerce clause.

The Framers intended the Tenth Amendment to confirm that the federal government was a limited government of enumerated powers. Any powers the Constitution does not delegate to the federal government are reserved for state and local governments.

5–4 decision Yes. The possession of a gun in a local school zone is not an economic activity that might, through repetition elsewhere, have a substantial effect on interstate commerce. The law is a criminal statute that has nothing to do with "commerce" or any sort of economic activity.

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It upheld the principle that states have control of local issues, like gun possession on school grounds. Lopez was charged in a one-count indictment with violating 18 USC § 922(q), which makes it illegal to possess a firearm in a school zone.GOLDBERG, Judge: Appellant Lopez complains that the roving border patrol stop of his vehicle violated the fourth amendment. The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 made the knowing possession of a firearm in a school zone a crime under federal law. The supreme court sided with lopez in a 5-4 decision and here's the reasoning from the majority opinion. The Supreme Court decided in a 5-4 decision that Lopez was correct. The Act neither regulates a commercial activity nor contains a requirement that the possession be connected in any way to interstate commerce. The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 made the knowing possession of a firearm in a school zone a crime under federal law. The issue in this case is whether the Commerce Clause authorizes Congress to enact a statute that makes it a crime to possess a gun in, or near, a school. A 12th grade student (Lopez) was convicted of violating the Act when he brought a handgun to his high school.

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