Arizona, Alaska, Arkansas, California, et al.
Amici Curiae
Paula S. Bickett, Counsel of RecordArizona, Alaska, Arkansas, and California are joined by 32 other States and Puerto Rico in supporting Federal involvement in preventing gender-motivated violence, including the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. Paula S. Bickett is Chief Counsel of Civil Appeals in the Office of the Arizona Attorney General, where she has worked for 10 years. She received her law degree from Arizona State University in 1981. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on November 12, 1999.In concluding that Congress exceeded its Commerce Clause…
