Legal Opinion
Fraternal Order of Police v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 12, 1998No. 97-5304PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
The Fraternal Order of Police, an association of law enforcement officers, brought suit challenging certain provisions of the 1996 amendments to the Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. § 921 et seq. The Order alleged that these provisions exceeded Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause, and also that they ran afoul of the Second, Fifth, and Tenth Amendments. The district court granted summary judgment for the government. Finding that the Order has standing to raise its claim under the equal protection component of Fifth Amendment due process, see Bolling…
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