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Amendment Of Us V Lopez In Cook
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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.
4.4 Commerce Clause and Tenth Amendment. Tenth Amendment: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
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.
United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995). United States v. Lopez (93-1260), 514 U.S. 549 (1995).
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United States v. Lopez (93-1260), 514 U.S. 549 (1995).
The best summary of the decision in United States v. Lopez (1995) is that Congress cannot use the commerce clause to regulate the possession of firearms in public schools.
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.