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Brief of Amici Curiae Thirteenth Amendment Scholars in Support of Plaintiff-Appellee and AffirmanceWilliam M. Carter Jr.University of Pittsburgh - School of Law Dawinder S. SidhuUniversity of New Mexico - School of Law Alexander TsesisLoyola University Chicago School of Law Rebecca E. ZietlowUniversity of Toledo College of Law August 1, 2012 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 12-2040 U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012-31 Abstract: In the case of United States v. Hatch, the defendant in a hate crimes prosecution brought the first major challenge to the constitutionality of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009. This amicus brief argues that the Act is constitutional under the Thirteenth Amendment
Number of Pages in PDF File: 36 Keywords: Thirteenth Amendment, hate crimes, racial discrimination, disability, sexual orientation, Congress, enforcement clause power, Civil Rights, rationality standard, congruence and proportionality, private action, Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co., City of Boerne JEL Classification: K19, K49 working papers seriesDate posted: November 16, 2012 ; Last revised: December 4, 2012Suggested CitationContact Information
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