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COURT DECISION

United States v. Morrison
2000

Full name: United States v. Morrison

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JUSTICES IN MAJORITY
Anthony Kennedy
Sandra Day O'Connor
William Rehnquist
Antonin Scalia
Clarence Thomas

DISSENTING
Stephen Breyer
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
David Souter
John Paul Stevens

Note: Court justices do not represent any political party. The color of each judge's name represents the political party of the president who appointed the judge.

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This case challenged the Violence Against Women Act

This court ruling invalidated the provision of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that allowed victims of domestic violence or sexual assault to sue their attacker in federal court.

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