Will a vital new women's right be withdrawn?

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Differing decisions in the federal cases of Doe v. Doe and Brzonkala v. Virginia Polytechnic show that women are at risk of losing the right to use a civil rights remedy when they have suffered gender-based violence. The 1994 Violence Against Women Act contains a civil rights clause which states for the first time that people have the right to live free of gender-based violence. Doe v. Doe upheld this remedy but in Brzonkala the defense's arguments that the law was unconstitutional were successful. The court also incorrectly stated that Congress only has the power to regulate state action.

Constitutional torts

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Friction gives Tyson battle uneasy edge

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The Mike Tyson rape trial in Indianapolis, IN, has been a media and legal circus. Tyson's defense lawyer, Vincent J. Fuller, has alienated locals with his aggressive questioning. Local lawyer Mark Shaw, who has been appointed head of the 'media committee,' is reporting on the trial for three media outlets, and has angered other reporters who must go through him to get information. Questions about the racial makeup of the jury and the role of rivals to boxing promoter Don King in finding representation for the accuser have also been raised.

Practice, Tyson, Mike, Fuller, Vincent J.

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Court: is rape by judge a federal crime? As an appeals court releases him, critics say the jurist was untouchable in his state

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The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals has released Judge David W. Lanier of Tennessee from prison on rape charges, and may soon overturn his conviction. Lanier was convicted in 1992 of sexual assault under color of office for forcible rape and and other assaults on female employees and women in litigation before him, usually in his chambers and wearing his robes. Lanier was too powerful politically for Tennessee to move against him for these offenses and reported corruption. The Justice Dept plans a Supreme Court appeal.

Judges, Crime, Tennessee

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