United States v. Morrison

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U.S. Supreme Court case federal courts case landmark United States constitutional law case

United States v. Morrison is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause and Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment by striking down parts of the Violence Against Women Act.

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Label	Occurrences
United States v. Morrison canonical	18
United States v. Morrison (2000) Supreme Court decision	1
United States v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000)	1

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Target entity: United States v. Morrison
Context triple: [Gonzales v. Raich, relatedCase, United States v. Morrison]

A. Chiafalo v. Washington
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B. Shelby County v. Holder
Shelby County v. Holder is a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by striking down the formula used to determine which jurisdictions required federal preclearance for changes to their voting laws.
C. Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that closely held for-profit corporations can claim religious exemptions from certain federal regulations under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
D. Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
E. DeBoer v. Snyder
DeBoer v. Snyder was a federal court case challenging Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban that became one of the key cases consolidated into the landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States v. Morrison
Target entity description: United States v. Morrison is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause and Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment by striking down parts of the Violence Against Women Act.

A. Chiafalo v. Washington
Chiafalo v. Washington is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that unanimously upheld states’ authority to penalize or replace “faithless electors” who do not vote in line with their state’s popular vote in presidential elections.
B. Shelby County v. Holder
Shelby County v. Holder is a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by striking down the formula used to determine which jurisdictions required federal preclearance for changes to their voting laws.
C. Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that closely held for-profit corporations can claim religious exemptions from certain federal regulations under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
D. Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
E. DeBoer v. Snyder
DeBoer v. Snyder was a federal court case challenging Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban that became one of the key cases consolidated into the landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ federal courts case ⓘ landmark United States constitutional law case ⓘ
arguedDate	1999-11-09 ⓘ
citation	529 U.S. 598 ⓘ
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted	Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution ⓘ linked to: Commerce Clause Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
court	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decidedBy	Rehnquist Court ⓘ
decisionDate	2000-05-15 ⓘ
defendant	Antonio J. Morrison ⓘ James Crawford ⓘ
dissentingOpinionBy	David H. Souter ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ
docketNumber	99-5 ⓘ
fullCaseName	United States, Petitioner v. Antonio J. Morrison et al. ⓘ
held	Congress lacked authority under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to enact the civil remedy provision of the Violence Against Women Act ⓘ Congress lacked authority under the Commerce Clause to enact the civil remedy provision of the Violence Against Women Act ⓘ Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment does not authorize Congress to regulate private conduct ⓘ gender-motivated crimes of violence are not economic activity that substantially affects interstate commerce ⓘ
impact	limited Congress’s use of Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to remedy private discrimination and violence ⓘ narrowed Congress’s ability to regulate non-economic activity under the Commerce Clause ⓘ
issue	whether Congress could create a federal civil remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence ⓘ
joinedDissent	John Paul Stevens ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ
joinedMajority	Anthony M. Kennedy ⓘ Antonin Scalia ⓘ Clarence Thomas ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal question jurisdiction ⓘ
lawInvolved	Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ⓘ linked to: Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
lowerCourt	United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ
lowerCourtDisposition	affirmed ⓘ
majorityOpinionBy	William H. Rehnquist ⓘ
originatedFrom	Brzonkala v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ⓘ
plaintiff	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
rearguedDate	2000-01-11 ⓘ
relatedTo	City of Boerne v. Flores ⓘ Katzenbach v. Morgan ⓘ United States v. Lopez ⓘ
reporter	United States Reports ⓘ
struckDown	42 U.S.C. § 13981 ⓘ
subjectMatter	civil rights enforcement ⓘ gender-motivated violence ⓘ
topic	federalism in the United States ⓘ limits on federal power under the Commerce Clause ⓘ scope of Congress’s enforcement power under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
volume	529 ⓘ
year	2000 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gonzales v. Raich → relatedCase → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

United States v. Lopez → subsequentCitationIn → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

substantial effects doctrine → limitedByCase → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

Enforcement Clause → usedInCase → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

William H. Rehnquist → notableCaseParticipation → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution → citedIn → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment → interpretedByCase → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

Rehnquist Court → landmarkDecision → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

Antonio J. Morrison → partyInCase → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

Brzonkala v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University → relatedTo → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

Brzonkala v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University → preceded → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

Brzonkala v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University → citedBy → United States v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000) ⓘ

linked to: United States v. Morrison

James Crawford → roleIn → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

James Crawford → partyToCase → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

United States Supreme Court cases of the Rehnquist Court → significantCase → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

Christy Brzonkala v. Antonio J. Morrison et al. → alsoKnownAs → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

Interstate Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution → keyCase → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

Christy Brzonkala → involvedInCourtCase → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

Christy Brzonkala → caseLedTo → United States v. Morrison (2000) Supreme Court decision ⓘ

linked to: United States v. Morrison

Enumerated Powers Clause → usedInCaseLaw → United States v. Morrison ⓘ

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