Jay Printz, Sheriff/Coroner, Ravalli County, Montana, et al. v. United States

E85756

United States Supreme Court case

Jay Printz, Sheriff/Coroner, Ravalli County, Montana, et al. v. United States is the formal case title of the U.S. Supreme Court decision commonly known as Printz v. United States, which addressed the limits of federal power to compel state officials to enforce federal law.

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Label	Occurrences
Jay Printz, Sheriff/Coroner, Ravalli County, Montana, et al. v. United States canonical	2

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Supreme Court case ⓘ
areaOfLaw	United States federalism ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ
arguedDate	1996-12-03 ⓘ
challengedStatute	Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ⓘ
citation	521 U.S. 898 ⓘ
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted	Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
decisionDate	1997-06-27 ⓘ
decisionType	landmark decision ⓘ
dissentingOpinionBy	David H. Souter ⓘ John Paul Stevens ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ
docketNumber	95-1478 ⓘ 95-1503 ⓘ
effect	strengthened the anti-commandeering principle limiting federal power over states ⓘ
fullCaseName	Jay Printz, Sheriff/Coroner, Ravalli County, Montana, et al. v. United States self-link ⓘ
hasShortTitle	Printz v. United States ⓘ
holding	Congress may not compel state executive officers to administer or enforce a federal regulatory program ⓘ
joinedMajorityJustice	Anthony M. Kennedy ⓘ Clarence Thomas ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ surface form: Sandra Day O'Connor William H. Rehnquist ⓘ
jurisdiction	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
legalIssue	Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ anti-commandeering doctrine ⓘ federalism ⓘ separation of powers between federal and state governments ⓘ
majorityOpinionBy	Antonin Scalia ⓘ
petitioner	Jay Printz ⓘ
petitionerRole	Sheriff of Ravalli County, Montana ⓘ surface form: Sheriff/Coroner of Ravalli County, Montana
rearguedDate	1997-01-14 ⓘ
relatedCase	Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (2018) ⓘ surface form: Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association New York v. United States (1992) ⓘ surface form: New York v. United States
relatedDoctrine	New Federalism ⓘ surface form: New Federalism (United States)
respondent	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
subjectMatter	gun control background checks ⓘ temporary duties imposed on state and local law enforcement ⓘ
termOfCourt	October Term 1996 ⓘ

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Printz v. United States → fullCaseName → Jay Printz, Sheriff/Coroner, Ravalli County, Montana, et al. v. United States ⓘ

Jay Printz, Sheriff/Coroner, Ravalli County, Montana, et al. v. United States → fullCaseName → Jay Printz, Sheriff/Coroner, Ravalli County, Montana, et al. v. United States self-link ⓘ