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Conflicting Commentaries on the Constitutionality of the Civil Rights Provision of the Violence Against Women Act  


Author:  Nancy K. D.  Lemon.


Source: Volume 04, Number 01, October/November 1998 , pp.5-6(2)




Domestic Violence Report

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Abstract: 

Title III of the Violence Against Women Act created a federal civil rights cause of action for crimes motivated by gender, similar to older civil rights provisions based on racial discrimination. Reactions to the provision have split on whether it is or is not Constitutionally permitted. This article surveys the main arguments put forward by both sides, both in articles and in court challenges.

Keywords: VAWA Title III; Brzonkala v. Virginia Polytechnic; Commerce Clause

Affiliations:  1: Boalt Hall School of Law.

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