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INDEX

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. See also Criminal Law, 5; False Claims

Act.

I. Commerce Clause.

Violence Against Women Act of 1994—Impact on interstate com-
merce.—Congress had no authority under Commerce Clause to enact 42
U. S. C. § 13981, which provides victims of gender-motivated violence a
federal civil remedy. United States v. Morrison, p. 598.

II. Due Process.

1. Attorney’s fees—Amendment of fee award.—Due process was vio-
lated when a District Court amended its attorney’s fees judgment for re-
spondent by joining petitioner—president and sole shareholder of defend-
ant—as a party and simultaneously making petitioner liable for fee award.
Nelson v. Adams USA, Inc., p. 460.

2. Prosecutor’s comments on presence at trial.—A prosecutor’s com-
ments that respondent had an opportunity to hear all other witnesses be-
fore testifying and tailor his testimony accordingly did not violate his
Fourteenth Amendment right to due process. Portuondo v. Agard, p. 61.

III. Enforcement Power.

Violence Against Women Act of 1994—Civil remedy against private in-
dividuals.—Congress had no authority under § 5 of Fourteenth Amendment
to enact 42 U. S. C. § 13981, which provides victims of gender-motivated
violence a federal civil remedy against private individuals. United States
v. Morrison, p. 598.

IV. Ex Post Facto Laws.

1. Extending intervals between parole considerations.—Retroactive
application of a Georgia law permitting extension of intervals between
parole considerations does not necessarily violate Ex Post Facto Clause,
but case is remanded for a determination whether Georgia law, in its
operation, violates Clause. Garner v. Jones, p. 244.

2. Sexual offenses—Repeal of corroboration requirement.—Retrospec-
tive application of a Texas statute repealing a corroboration requirement
for conviction of a defendant charged with certain sexual offenses violates
Ex Post Facto Clause. Carmell v. Texas, p. 513.

V. Freedom of Expression.

Banning public nudity.—Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s judgment in-
validating, on freedom of expression grounds, Erie’s ordinance banning
public nudity is reversed. Erie v. Pap’s A. M., p. 277.

VI. Freedom of Speech.

1. Public university—Funding student speech.—First Amendment per-
mits a public university to charge its students an activity fee used to fund