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Commerce Clause
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Sex crimes and congressional power
Main January 25, 2006Sex crimes and congressional powerThough not a sentencing case, folks who follow the regulation of sex crimes or the reach of congressional authority in the criminal justice…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Oregon Physician Assisted Suicide Case and State Efforts to Protect Public Health and the Environment
Does the Supreme Court's decision in Gonzales v. Oregon foreshadow success for states which choose to address environmental problems that the federal government does not clearly address: say, for example,…
PropertyProf Blog
Using Superprecedent to Save the Commerce Clause
By propertyprof
Warning: this post contains very little property-related content, though it does touch on the FHA.The idea of superprecedent has generated a lot of commentary recently, and is likely to be…
Antitrust Law Blog
Supreme Court Rules Against State Law Bans On Interstate Direct Shipment Of Wine
On May 16, 2005, the United States Supreme Court struck down state laws in Michigan and New York, barring out of state wineries from selling directly to instate consumers, while…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Another Hobbs Act Decision Rejects Commerce Clause Challenge
By Ellen Podgor
The Eleventh Circuit reiterated its position that the broad commerce element for a Hobbs Act violation only requires a minimal effect on interstate commerce and not a "substantial" effect in…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Third Circuit Rejects Commerce Clause Challenge to Hobbs Act Convictions
By Ellen Podgor
The Third Circuit issued an opinion in United States v. Urban (here) upholding the convictions of a number of former Philadelphia plumbing inspectors who were convicted of violating the Hobbs…