U.S. v. Wright, No. 8:96CR-145 (D.Neb.) (965 F.Supp. 1307) (May 2, 1997) (Judge Thomas M. Shanahan)
Loaded on July 1, 1997
published in Punch and Jurists
July 28, 1997
Filed under:
Violence Against Women Act,
Punch And Jurists.
In this case, Judge Shanahan dismissed an indictment that was based on one of the recently enacted provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) on the grounds that the applicable statute was an unconstitutional exercise of congressional power under the Commerce Clause. It purports to be the first reported ...
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