Cato Institute: Dewey J. Jones vs. the United States [Pdf]

Brief of a court case where the petitioner argues that the Commerce Clause does not authorize Congress to make the arson of a private residence a federal crime, as it is already a state crime, and that police powers are assigned to the states. The arguments state that the Commerce Clause jurisprudence should be consistent with Constitutional theory and design, which establishes a limited government with specific powers.