Which 1995 case marked a modern limit on Congress's Commerce Clause power?
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Correct answer: United States v. Lopez
United States v. Lopez was the first case in decades to strike down a federal law as exceeding Congress's Commerce Clause power. The Court held that possessing a gun near a school was not sufficiently connected to interstate commerce.
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