Federalism : Selected Opinions of Judge Samuel Alito.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judge-made law.

Constitutional law.

Firearms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines the majority and dissenting opinions of Supreme Court nominee and sitting Federal circuit court judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr., concerning federalism in two significant cases, Chittister v. Department of Community and Economic Development, which addressed the parameters of sovereign immunity and the Fourteenth Amendment in relation to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and United States v. Rybar, which addressed the constitutionality of intrastate possession of firearms under the commerce clause.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Federalism

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