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U.S. v. Morrison
120 S. Ct. 1740 (2000), aff'g, Brzonkala v. Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, 169 F.3d 820 (4th Cir. 1999).
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Federalism
Selected legal documents
Link
to "Findlaw" Web page with all briefs (including Amici Curiae) filed before
Supreme Court
CIR's
brief to the Supreme Court in opposition to Brzonkala's Petition for Certiorari
(.pdf)
CIR
prepared excerpts from Fourth Circuit decision (March 5, 1999)
Link
to Fourth Circuit Decision (March 5, 1999)
CIR's
Supplemental Brief to the Fourth Circuit (June 15, 1998)
U.S. Department
of Justice Supplemental Brief to 4th Circuit (February 20, 1998)
Fourth
Circuit Decision (Panel) (December 23, 1997)
CIR
Brief on Appeal to Fourth Circuit (December 20, 1996)
District
Court Decision (July 26, 1996)
Selected articles
Peter Shane. "In Whose
Best Interest? Not the States." Washington Post, May 21, 2000,
p. B5.
Ann Coulter. "Violence
Against Coherence." May 19, 2000.
Larry Kramer. "The
Arrogance of the Court." Washington Post, May 23, 2000, p. A29.
Cathy Young. "High
Court Ruling is Not a 'Setback' for Women." Wall Street Journal,
May 19, 2000. (pay-site)
Brooke A. Masters.
"No Winners in Rape Lawsuit." Washington Post, May 20, 2000,
p. B1.
John Leo. "Was
it law or poetry?" U.S. News and World Report, May 29, 2000,
p.10.
Linda Greenhouse.
"Women Lose Right to Sue Attackers in Federal Court." New
York Times, May 16, 2000, p. A1.
Charles Fried. "Opponents
of Federalism are Mired in a Time Warp." Wall Street Journal,
May 16, 2000.
Joan Biskupic. "Justices
Reject Lawsuits for Rape." Washington Post, May 16, 2000, p.
A1.
David Savage. "High
Court Rejects U.S. Law Allowing Civil Suits in Rapes." Los Angeles
Times, May 16, 2000, p. A1.
Michael W. McConnell.
"Let the States Do It, Not Washington." Wall Street Journal,
March 29, 1999, p. A17.
Stuart Taylor, Jr.
"Court to Congress: You Can't Regulate Everything." National
Journal, March 13, 1999, p. 17.
Brooke A. Masters.
"Appeals Court Rejects Part Of Gender-Violence Act." Washington
Post, March 6, 1999, p. A1.
Curt A. Levey. "Acid
Test of Federalism." Legal Times, March 29, 1999, p. 17.
Selected CIR documents
CIR press release
(May 15, 2000)
CIR press release
(September 28, 1999)
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