UNITED STATES

v.

LOPEZ

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (U.S. 1995)
  …findings and legislative history, “section 922(q), in the full reach of its terms, is invalid as beyond the power of Congress under the Commerce Clause.” 2 F. 3d 1342, 1367-1368 (1993). Because of the importance of the issue, we granted certiorari, 511 U. S. 1029 (1994), and we now affirm. We start with first principles. The Constitution creates a Federal Government of enumerated powers. See Art. I, § 8. As James Madison wrote: “The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are…
• United States v. Nat'l Treas. Emps. Union, 513 U.S. 454 (U.S. 1995)
  …ncompass members of Congress, officers and employees of Congress, judicial officers and judicial employees.” Id., at 1279.8 Over two dissents, the Court of Appeals denied a petition for rehearing en banc. 3 F. 3d 1555 (1993). We granted certiorari. 511 U. S. 1029 (1994). Ill Federal employees who write for publication in their spare time have made significant contributions to the marketplace of ideas. They include literary giants like Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville, who were employed by the Custom…
• Asgrow Seed Co. v. Winterboer, 513 U.S. 179 (U.S. 1995)
  …hat specific variety for nonreproductive purposes, e. g., for food or feed. The Federal Circuit denied Asgrow’s petition for rehearing and suggestion for rehearing en banc by a vote of six judges to five. 989 F. 2d 478 (1993). We granted certiorari. 511 U. S. 1029 (1994). II It may be well to acknowledge at the outset that it is quite impossible to make complete sense of the provision at issue [*186] here. One need go no further than the very first words of its title to establish that. Section 2543 does not…