Alfonso Lopez, Jr.
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Alfonso Lopez, Jr. is the high school student whose challenge to a federal gun-possession law led to the landmark 1995 U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Lopez, which limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause.
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| instanceOf |
high school student
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person → |
| allegedConduct |
brought a concealed handgun to his high school
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| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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criminal law → federalism → |
| associatedCourt |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| associatedJurisdiction |
United States federal courts
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| associatedWith |
Gun-Free School Zones Act litigation
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| caseCitation |
United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995)
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| caseDecisionYear |
1995
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| caseEscalatedTo |
Supreme Court of the United States
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit → |
| caseOutcomeForLaw |
Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 held unconstitutional as exceeding Commerce Clause power
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| caseType |
constitutional challenge to federal statute
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federal criminal prosecution → |
| challenged |
Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990
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| chargedUnder |
Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990
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| constitutionalProvisionInvolved |
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
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Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| educationContext |
attended a public high school in Texas
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| historicalSignificance |
central figure in first case in decades to limit Congress’s Commerce Clause authority
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| influenced |
cases limiting federal criminal jurisdiction based on Commerce Clause
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subsequent Commerce Clause jurisprudence → |
| legalDoctrineImpacted |
congressional power to regulate non-economic activity
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substantial effects test under the Commerce Clause → |
| legalIssueRaised |
limits on congressional power under the Commerce Clause
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scope of the Commerce Clause → |
| legalStatusAfterSupremeCourt |
Supreme Court affirmed reversal of conviction
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| legalStatusInCase |
conviction initially obtained in federal district court
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| legalStatusOnAppeal |
conviction reversed by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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| levelOfCourtFirstHeard |
federal district court
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| mentionedIn |
constitutional law casebooks
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federal courts and jurisdiction casebooks → |
| notableFor |
being the respondent in United States v. Lopez
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| occupation |
student
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| partyTo |
United States v. Lopez
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| placeOfActivity |
San Antonio, Texas
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| roleInCase |
respondent
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| timePeriodOfNotability |
early 1990s
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Referenced by (1)
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United States v. Lopez
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respondent |