Tag Archives: ZZ: Alderman v. United States

Court refuses to overturn bulletproof vest law; dissent on Commerce power

    Associated Press: “The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a challenge against a federal law making it illegal for criminals to own bulletproof vests. The appeal had questioned Congress’ lawmaking ability under the Commerce Clause . . . Justice Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia said they would have heard the case.”

    SCOTUSblog: “Two Justices of the Supreme Court, in a dissent that may reveal a new division in the Court over Congress’s power to pass legislation under the Commerce Clause, on Monday accused the Court majority of silently accepting ‘the nullification’ of the Court’s recent rulings on that power — especially, the decision in 1995 in Lopez v. U.S.” | SCOTUSblog case page for Alderman v. United States.


  • Posted: 01/10/2011
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  • Category: Bench & Bar

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