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FEDERAL HATE CRIME LAWS AND UNITED STATES V. LOPEZ: . See United States v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598, 609 (2000) (noting that Lopez “pro- vides the proper framework” for analyzing a statute under the Commerce Clause). 7 .. www.firstamendmentcenter.org/CRS.hate1.pdf (indicating optimism for the. United States v. Alfonso D. Lopez, Jr., 514 U.S. 549 (1995) was the first United States Supreme Court case since the New Deal to set limits to Congress' power under the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court held that the federal Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, which banned Location: Edison High School. Facts of the Case. Alfonzo Lopez, a 12th grade high school student, carried a concealed weapon into his San Antonio, Texas high school. He was charged under Texas law with firearm possession on school premises. The next day, the state charges were dismissed after federal agents United States of America, Appellee, v. Christian Lopez, Defendant, Appellant. No. 90-1671. 944 F.2d 33 (1st Cir. 1991). United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard December 4, 1990. Decided September 11, 1991. [*35] Joel D. Landry with whom Connors & Kilguss, Providence, R.I., was on brief, for appellant. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. Syllabus. UNITED STATES v. GONZALEZ-LOPEZ. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR. THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 05–352. Argued April 18, 2006—Decided June 26, 2006. Respondent hired attorney Low to represent him on a federal drug. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Lopez v. United States (1995) was the first occasion since the. I930s where a congressional act was overturned on the ground that its subject matter bore no perceptible relation to interstate commerce. The case may signal significant change in the Court's federalism jurisprudence. 38 Ariz. L. Rev. 793 (1996). ENFORCING FEDERALISM AFTER. UNITED STATES v. LOPEZ. Ann Althouse*. 38 Ariz. L. Rev. 793 (1996)†. INTRODUCTION. In 1995, the Supreme Court alarmed its observers by shaking off the cobwebs of sixty years of inaction and invalidating a federal statute as a violation of the Commerce. UNITED STATES v. LOPEZ certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit. No. 93–1260. Argued November 8, 1994—Decided April 26, 1995. After respondent, then a 12th-grade student, carried a concealed handgun into his high school, he was charged with violating the Gun-Free School. Zones Act of 13 Feb 2012 lune 22, 1995. LAW. UNITED STATES V. LOPEZ. Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Signals an Intention To. Limit Congress' Powers Under the Commerce Clause. Introduction. On April 26, 1995, the Supreme Court of the. United States handed down its decision in the case of. United States v. Lopez. 15 May 2000 The United. States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, sitting en banc, struck down §13981 because it concluded that Con- gress lacked constitutional authority to enact the section's civil remedy. Believing that these cases are controlled by our decisions in United States v. Lopez, 514 U. S. 549. (1995)