Christy Brzonkala v. Antonio J. Morrison et al.
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Christy Brzonkala v. Antonio J. Morrison et al. is a landmark 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down parts of the Violence Against Women Act as exceeding Congress’s authority under the Commerce Clause and the Fourteenth Amendment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brzonkala v. Antonio Morrison and James Crawford | 1 |
| Christy Brzonkala v. Antonio J. Morrison et al. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10430676 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christy Brzonkala v. Antonio J. Morrison et al. Context triple: [Antonio J. Morrison, connectedTo, Christy Brzonkala v. Antonio J. Morrison et al.]
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Marek v. Chesny
Marek v. Chesny is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified how settlement offers under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 affect the recovery of attorney’s fees in civil rights litigation.
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Baker v. Nelson
Baker v. Nelson was a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that summarily dismissed a same-sex marriage claim, effectively allowing states to ban such marriages until it was later overturned by Obergefell v. Hodges.
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Bailey v. Patterson
Bailey v. Patterson is a 1962 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in transportation facilities.
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Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that employment decisions based on gender stereotyping violate federal anti-discrimination law and clarified the burden-shifting framework for mixed-motive discrimination claims.
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E.
Barnard v. Thorstenn
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christy Brzonkala v. Antonio J. Morrison et al. Target entity description: Christy Brzonkala v. Antonio J. Morrison et al. is a landmark 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down parts of the Violence Against Women Act as exceeding Congress’s authority under the Commerce Clause and the Fourteenth Amendment.
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A.
Marek v. Chesny
Marek v. Chesny is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified how settlement offers under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 affect the recovery of attorney’s fees in civil rights litigation.
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B.
Baker v. Nelson
Baker v. Nelson was a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that summarily dismissed a same-sex marriage claim, effectively allowing states to ban such marriages until it was later overturned by Obergefell v. Hodges.
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C.
Bailey v. Patterson
Bailey v. Patterson is a 1962 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in transportation facilities.
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D.
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that employment decisions based on gender stereotyping violate federal anti-discrimination law and clarified the burden-shifting framework for mixed-motive discrimination claims.
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E.
Barnard v. Thorstenn
Barnard v. Thorstenn is a U.S. Supreme Court case that, like Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper, addressed the constitutionality of residency requirements for bar admission under the Privileges and Immunities Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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landmark case ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | United States v. Morrison ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1999-01-11 ⓘ |
| challengedStatute |
Violence Against Women Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. § 13981
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linked to:
Violence Against Women Act of 1994
|
| citation | 529 U.S. 598 ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decidedUnder | Rehnquist Court ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2000-05-15 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
David H. Souter
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John Paul Stevens ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 99-5 ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | United States, Petitioner v. Antonio J. Morrison et al. ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Virginia ⓘ |
| holding |
The civil remedy provision of the Violence Against Women Act exceeds Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause
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The civil remedy provision of the Violence Against Women Act is not valid legislation under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| impact |
limited use of Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to remedy private conduct
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restricted Congress’s ability to regulate non-economic violent crime under the Commerce Clause ⓘ |
| joinedMajority |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia ⓘ Clarence Thomas ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Congress’s enforcement power under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment
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constitutionality of the Violence Against Women Act civil remedy ⓘ scope of the Commerce Clause ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| originatingParty | Christy Brzonkala ⓘ |
| proceduralHistory |
arose from a civil suit filed by Christy Brzonkala under the Violence Against Women Act
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reviewed a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ |
| rearguedDate | 1999-10-05 ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Antonio J. Morrison
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Christy Brzonkala ⓘ |
| relatedTo | United States v. Lopez ⓘ |
| respondent |
Antonio J. Morrison
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James Crawford ⓘ Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ⓘ
linked to:
Virginia Tech
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| result | civil damages remedy in 42 U.S.C. § 13981 declared unconstitutional ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil rights
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constitutional law ⓘ gender discrimination ⓘ |
| topic |
federalism
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gender-motivated violence ⓘ limits on congressional power ⓘ |
| year | 2000 ⓘ |
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Subject: Christy Brzonkala v. Antonio J. Morrison et al. Description of subject: Christy Brzonkala v. Antonio J. Morrison et al. is a landmark 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down parts of the Violence Against Women Act as exceeding Congress’s authority under the Commerce Clause and the Fourteenth Amendment.
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linked to: Christy Brzonkala v. Antonio J. Morrison et al.