Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Hardy, No. 96-3341 (7th Cir.) (120 F.3d 76) (July 18, 1997) (Per Curiam) by Citing decisions from the Eighth and Tenth Circuits, the Court concluded that U.S. v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995) had no effect on the validity of § 922(u) as a legitimate exercise of Conress' …

U.S. v. Monteleone, No. 95-1994 (8th Cir.) (77 F.3d 1086) (February 29, 1996) (Judge Floyd R. Gibson) by Here the Court rejected a challenge that Congress had exceeded its authority under the Commerce Clause when it enacted 18 USC § 922(d).

U.S. v. Collins, No. 93-1670 (5th Cir.) (40 F.3d 95) (December 2, 1994) (Judge Henry A. Politz) by In this case the Fifth Circuit refused to apply the Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C. § 1951(a) to the robbery of an automobile and a cellular telephone from a computer company executive, even …