Document Type
Article
Media Type
Text
Abstract
This casenote examines the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in United States v. Lopez, in which the Court struck down a Congressional enactment under the Commerce Clause for the first time in modern history. The note traces Commerce Clause jurisprudence back to the days of the Founding Fathers and analyzes the Lopez opinion in an historic context. It also provides an overview of how the lower federal courts have dealt with appeals based on the Lopez ruling and concludes that the federalism debate, which underlies the Court's 5-4 decision, has been renewed but not resolved.
First Page
85
Last Page
122
Publication Date
11-1-1996
Department
College of Law
ISSN
0734-1490
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Recommended Citation
Ellis, Debbie
(1996)
"A Lopez Legacy?: The Federalism Debate Renewed, But Not Resolved,"
Northern Illinois University Law Review: Vol. 17:
Iss.
1, Article 1.
Suggested Citation
Debbie Ellis, Note, A Lopez Legacy?: The Federalism Debate Renewed, But Not Resolved, 17 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 85 (1996).
