Aug. 3, 2023
9th Circuit judge says federal hate crimes law is unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court appears to watch closely dissents issued by Judge Sandra Ikuta, a conservative member of the 9th Circuit.
Judge Sandra S. Ikuta of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
The federal statute criminalizing hate crimes is unconstitutional, a conservative 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge wrote Tuesday in a dissenting opinion that drew notice because of her history of flagging issues the U.S. Supreme Court often considers.
“Because Congress could not rationally determine that assault or battery motivated by a victim’s race, color, religion, or national origin is a badge or incident of slavery, or that [th...
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