Disambiguation evidence for Alfonso Lopez, Jr. via surface form

"Alfonso Lopez Jr."


As subject (41)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Alfonso Lopez Jr.".

Predicate Object
allegedConduct brought a concealed handgun to his high school
areaOfLaw constitutional law
areaOfLaw criminal law
areaOfLaw federalism
associatedCourt Supreme Court of the United States
associatedJurisdiction federal judiciary of the United States
surface form: United States federal courts
associatedWith Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)
surface form: Gun-Free School Zones Act litigation
caseCitation United States v. Lopez
surface form: United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995)
caseDecisionYear 1995
caseEscalatedTo Supreme Court of the United States
caseEscalatedTo United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
caseOutcomeForLaw Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 held unconstitutional as exceeding Commerce Clause power
caseType constitutional challenge to federal statute
caseType federal criminal prosecution
challenged Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)
surface form: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990
chargedUnder Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)
surface form: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990
constitutionalProvisionInvolved Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution
surface form: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
constitutionalProvisionInvolved Commerce Clause
surface form: Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educationContext attended a public high school in Texas
historicalSignificance central figure in first case in decades to limit Congress’s Commerce Clause authority
influenced cases limiting federal criminal jurisdiction based on Commerce Clause
influenced subsequent Commerce Clause jurisprudence
instanceOf high school student
instanceOf person
legalDoctrineImpacted congressional power to regulate non-economic activity
legalDoctrineImpacted substantial effects test under the Commerce Clause
legalIssueRaised limits on congressional power under the Commerce Clause
legalIssueRaised scope of the Commerce Clause
legalStatusAfterSupremeCourt Supreme Court affirmed reversal of conviction
legalStatusInCase conviction initially obtained in federal district court
legalStatusOnAppeal conviction reversed by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
levelOfCourtFirstHeard federal district court
mentionedIn constitutional law casebooks
mentionedIn federal courts and jurisdiction casebooks
notableFor being the respondent in United States v. Lopez
occupation student
partyTo United States v. Lopez
placeOfActivity San Antonio
surface form: San Antonio, Texas
roleInCase respondent
timePeriodOfNotability early 1990s