Bond v. United States

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Bond v. United States is a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified an individual’s ability to raise Tenth Amendment challenges to federal statutes, reinforcing limits on federal power in favor of state sovereignty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tenth Amendment case
United States Supreme Court case
federal criminal law case
standing doctrine case
aroseFrom criminal prosecution of Carol Anne Bond
cameFrom United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
citationStyle Bond v. United States self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bond v. United States, 564 U.S. 211 (2011)
clarifies that structural constitutional protections can be invoked by individuals
concernsConstitutionalProvision Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution
surface form: Article III of the United States Constitution

Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
concernsInternationalAgreement Chemical Weapons Convention
concernsLegalIssue federalism
limits on federal power
standing to raise Tenth Amendment challenge
treaty-implementing legislation
concernsStatute Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decisionType unanimous decision
hasCitation 131 S. Ct. 2355
180 L. Ed. 2d 269
564 U.S. 211
hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
hasDecisionDate June 16, 2011
hasDocketNumber 09-1227
hasPetitioner Carol Anne Bond
hasRespondent United States of America
surface form: United States
holding A criminal defendant has standing to challenge a federal statute on the ground that it violates the Tenth Amendment
Federalism protects the liberty of individuals as well as the prerogatives of states
Individuals, not just states, may raise Tenth Amendment arguments against federal statutes
involvesConduct use of toxic chemicals to harm a romantic rival
joinedBy John G. Roberts Jr.
surface form: Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.

Antonin Scalia
surface form: Justice Antonin Scalia

Clarence Thomas
surface form: Justice Clarence Thomas

Elena Kagan
surface form: Justice Elena Kagan

Ruth Bader Ginsburg
surface form: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Samuel A. Alito Jr.
surface form: Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

Sonia Sotomayor
surface form: Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Stephen G. Breyer
surface form: Justice Stephen G. Breyer
language English
opinionBy Anthony M. Kennedy
surface form: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
originatedIn United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
overrules Third Circuit’s denial of standing to raise Tenth Amendment claim
reinforcesPrinciple limits on federal power in favor of state sovereignty
relatedCase Bond v. United States self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bond v. United States (2014)
result case was remanded for further proceedings
judgment of the court of appeals was vacated
subjectMatter application of chemical weapons statute to local criminal conduct

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Bond v. United States citationStyle Bond v. United States self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bond v. United States, 564 U.S. 211 (2011)
Bond v. United States relatedCase Bond v. United States self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bond v. United States (2014)