Title
Brief of Amici Curiae Thirteenth Amendment Scholars in Support of Plaintiff-Appellee and Affirmance
Document Type
Amici Brief
Publication Date
2012
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.
Recommended Citation
William M. Carter Jr., Dawinder S. Sidhu, Alexander Tsesis & Rebecca E. Zietlow,
Brief of Amici Curiae Thirteenth Amendment Scholars in Support of Plaintiff-Appellee and Affirmance,
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 12-2040
(2012).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.pitt.edu/fac_amici_briefs/1
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