Concept information
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court cases
Preferred term
United States v. Lopez
Definition
- United States v. Lopez (1995), in which a student challenged a new federal law prohibiting the possession of guns in and around schools, reflects a textbook examination of the power of Congress under the Commerce Clause. Lopez reflects the Supreme Court's analysis of congressional authority in the limited context of school safety. [Source: Encyclopedia of Education Law; United States v. Lopez]
Broader concept
Belongs to group
Date
- 1995
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/United_States_v._Lopez
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