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Case Name	UNITED STATES v. ALFONSO LOPEZ, JR. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	April 26, 1995
Date Argument	November 08, 1994
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	514 U.S. 549 115 S. Ct. 1624 1995 U.S. LEXIS 3039 131 L. Ed. 2d 626
Docket	93-1260

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Texas Western U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Petitioner	United States
Respondent	student, or applicant for admission to an educational institution

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 3)	FEDERALISM National Supremacy: Miscellaneous INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 18 U.S.C. § 922
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist Scalia regular concurrence O'Connor Kennedy Thomas dissent Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 3)	FEDERALISM National Supremacy: Miscellaneous CONSTITUTION Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 3 (interstate commerce clause)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist Scalia regular concurrence O'Connor Kennedy Thomas dissent Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer
Issue/Legal Provision (3 of 3)	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Miscellaneous Economic Regulation INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 18 U.S.C. § 922
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist Scalia regular concurrence O'Connor Kennedy Thomas dissent Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1994-051-01

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