Commerce!(Reflections on United States v. Lopez)

From: Michigan Law Review | Date: December 1, 1995| Author: Merritt, Deborah Jones | Copyright information

The US Supreme Court's ruling in United States v. Lopez is unlikely to have a significant impact on Congress' power to regulate, but principles stated in the decision do identify limits on congressional authority under the Commerce Clause. The decision limits commerce power to activities that substantially affect interstate commerce, it asserts the willingness to engage in judicial review and it claims bounds on federal power. The Lopez decision should be interpreted narrowly based on its fac...

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