Congressional power

Gun-Free School Zones Act as not being a proper exercise of congressional power. 

Robert B. June, Citizen Suits The Structure of Standing Requirements for Citizen Suits and the Scope of Congressional Power, 24 Envtl. L. 761, 764 (1994). 

Committee on Resources, Land Use and Energy, State of California Assembly Congressional Research Division, Library of Congress Dames and Moore EBASCO Services Electric Power Research Institute... 

The Executive Branch sought to change warrandess searches and surveillance restrictions of the Fourth Amendment through congressional passage of the Patriot Act. The Act has engendered significant debate over the historic role of civil liberties and comparative abuse of power by previous administrations. 

Carney, Dan. Brady Decision Reflects Effort to Curb Congress Authority. Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, vol. 55, June 28, 1997, p. 1524. Explains the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Printz v. U.S., where the Court struck down the part of the Brady Bill that required local sheriffs to perform bac%round checks on gun purchasers. The justices ruled that the provision extended beyond Congress s power to regulate interstate commerce. 

Gun Decision Puts a Check on Federal Authority. Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, vol. 53, April 29, 1995, pp. 119ff. Gives excerpts from the U.S. V. Lopez decision, in which the Supreme Court rules that the Gun Free School Zones Act was an impermissible use of the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce. 

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