Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Dominguez-Alvarado v. United States

Dominguez-Alvarado v. United States, 519 U.S. 1139 (1997)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1997-02-18
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • upholding 21 U.S.C. § 860 and emphasizing that drag trafficking inherently invokes federal jurisdiction pursuant to the commerce clause; noting that all circuits to consider the issue post -Lopez have upheld the CSA
  • upholding congressional authority to prohibit intrastate possession or sale of narcotics

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Dominguez-Alvarado v. United States. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

Authority status
pending
Cited by
15 opinions

C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.