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  1. Attorneys' General Letter, April 21, 2000
  2. Bush Administration
    1. Remarks by Pres. Bush, April 16, 2002
    2. Pres. Bush Speech Background, April 16,2002
  3. Cassell, Paul G.,
    1. Prepared Testimony on House Joint Resolution 106 before House Judiciary Committee Constitution Subcommittee, April 26, 2012; Exhibit A - "Barbarians at the Gate?" Utah Law Review
    2. The Victims' Rights Amendment: A Sympathetic, Clause-by-Clause Analysis, Phoenix Law Review, April 2012
    3. Time for a Crime Victims’ Rights Amendment, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Aug. 12, 1999
    4. Make Amends to Crime Victims, Wall Street Journal, July 20, 1999
    5. Prepared Testimony on Senate Joint Resolution 3 before Senate Judiciary Committee, March 24, 1999 [PDF]
    6. Prepared Testimony on Senate Joint Resolution 44 before Senate Judiciary Committee, April 28, 1998 [PDF]
    7. Prepared Testimony on Senate Joint Resolution 6 before Senate Judiciary Committee, April 16, 1997 [PDF]
    8. Prepared Testimony on Senate Joint Resolution 65 before Senate Judiciary Committee, April 23, 1996 [PDF]
    9. Letter to David Beatty on Senate Bill 1081, July 28, 1997
    10. "Let's protect victims' rights," with Prof. Laurence Tribe, July 1998
    11. "Standing for Victims," Slate.com, June 14, 2012 [PDF]
    12. Testimony Submitted to House Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, April 25, 2013
  4. Clinton Administration
    1. President's Endorsement, June 25, 2996
    2. Press Briefing, John Schmidt, Aileen Adams, Bonnie Campbell, June 25, 1996
    3. President's Radio Address, October 26, 1996
    4. Presidential Archive Records, 1999-2000
  5. Congressional Record Statements
    1. Sen. Jon Kyl, (SJRes 52) April 22, 1996
    2. Sen. Jon Kyl, (SJRes 65) September 30, 1996
    3. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, (SJRes 65) September 30, 1996
    4. Sen. Jon Kyl, (SJRes 6) January 21, 1997
    5. April 25-26, 2000 Senate Floor Debate
  6. Douglas, Brooks
    1. TV interview, May 14, 2012
    2. Hearing Testimony, April 26, 2012
  7. Goldman, Fred: Endorsement, April 17, 1997
  8. House Judiciary Committee Hearings
    1. House Joint Resolution 40, April 25, 2013
      1. View subcommittee hearing (opens popup window)
      2. William Montgomery, Maricopa County Attorney
      3. John Gillis, crime victim, former Director, Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice
      4. Doug Beloof, Professor, Lewis and Clark Law School and former Director, National Crime Victim Law Institute
      5. Prof. Paul Cassell, submitted testimony
    2. House Joint Resolution 106, April 26, 2012
      1. View entire hearing (53 minutes)
      2. Prof. Paul Cassell
        1. Testimony
        2. Exhibit A - "Barbarians at the Gate?" Utah Law Review
      3. Brooks Douglass
      4. Jesselyn McCurdy, ACLU (in opposition)
    3. House Joint Resolution 48, September 30, 2003
      1. Rep. Steve Chabot [PDF]
      2. Steve Twist [PDF] [Statement]
      3. Doug Beloof [PDF]
      4. Sharon Nolan [PDF]
    4. House Joint Resolution 91, May 9, 2003
      1. Committee hearing transcript [PDF]
      2. Steve Twist - written statement [PDF]
    5. House Joint Resolution 64, February 10, 2000
      1. Rep. Steve Chabot [PDF]
      2. Steve Twist [PDF]
      3. Dr. Marlene Young [PDF]
      4. Andrea Rehkamp [PDF]
    6. House Joint Resolution 71, June 25, 1997
      1. *Rep. Hyde Press Announcement
      2. Chairman Henry Hyde
      3. Attorney General Janet Reno
      4. Rep. Deborah Pryce
      5. Jacqueline Davis, Dallas, TX
      6. Robert Horowitz, Prosecuting Attorney, Canton, OH
    7. House Joint Resolutions 173 and 174, July 11, 1996
      1. Roberta Roper - Director; Stephanie Roper Committeee and Foundation, Inc.; Upper Marlboro, Maryland
      2. Chet Hodgin - Vice-President, North Carolina Victim Assistance Network; Jamestown, North Carolina
      3. Hon. John Schmidt - Associate Attorney General; U.S. Department of Justice; Washington, D.C.
  9. Kurtz, Howard, "Taking Names," Washington Post, September 8, 1997.
  10. Lord, Janice Harris reply to Fort Worth Star-Telegram, April 25, 2000 [HTML][Word]
  11. Montgomery, Bill, Marcopa County Attorney, Letter to Rep. Franks and Costa rebutting ACLU testimony, May 4, 2012
  12. National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) Newsletters
    1. Victim Rights Amendment Wins Friends in High Places
    2. Oklahoma City Victims: An Update
    3. Victims' Amendment Drive Revived, Issue 3, 1998
  13. Oklahoma City Bombing Trial; Partial transcripts relating to exclusion of victim impact testimony
    1. June 3, 1997: Ruling barring certain victims
    2. June 4, 1997: Examination of Victims Prior to Testimony
    3. June 5, 1997: Judge Prevents 9-Year Old Boy from Testifying; More Victim Examinations
  14. Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) - YouTube Video
  15. PBS Newshour, "Making Amends," June 25, 1996
    1. Part 1 - Transcript
    2. Part 2 - Background Report
  16. Phoenix School of Law Law Review, Special Issue: A Proposed Victims' Rights Amendment to the Constitution, April 19, 2012
    1. Front Matter
    2. "The Victims' Rights Amendment: A Sympathetic, Clause-by-Clause Analysis," by Prof. Paul Cassell
    3. "Proposed Victims' Rights Amendment: A Brief Point/Counterpoint," by Steve Twist and Daniel Seidel
    4. Statements by Authors
      1. John Gillis
      2. Roberta Roper
      3. Robert Preston
      4. Duane Lynn
      5. Collene Campbell
      6. Tim Jeffries
  17. Racial Minorities for Victim Justice, April 17, 2000 Letter [HTML][Word][PDF]
  18. Rondeau, Gordon and Elaine, "Couple advocates victims' rights," Marietta Journal, Aug. 26, 2012
  19. *Schlosser, Eric, "A Grief Like No Other," The Atlantic Monthly, September 1997. [PDF]
  20. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings
    1. Senate Joint Resolution 1, April 8, 2003
      1. Hearing Transcript [PDF: 299 pages]
      2. Assistant Attorney General Viet Dinh [PDF]
      3. Colleen Campbell [PDF]
      4. Earlene Eason [PDF]
      5. Duane Lynn [PDF]
      6. Steven Twist [PDF]
      7. Letter by Roberta Roper [PDF]
      8. Speech by Sue Russell, Vermont [PDF]
      9. Committee Report, November 7. 2003 [PDF]
    2. Senate Joint Resoultion 3, March 24, 1999
      1. Sen. Jon Kyl
      2. Marsha Kight
      3. Atty. Steve Twist
      4. Prof. Paul Cassell
    3. Senate Joint Resolution 44, April 28, 1998
      1. Prof. Paul Cassell, Univ. Utah Law School [PDF]
      2. Atty. Steve Twist [PDF]
    4. Senate Joint Resolution 6
      1. April 16, 1997
        1. Prof. Paul Cassell, Univ. Utah Law School [PDF]
        2. James Doyle, Wisconsin Attorney General [PDF]
        3. Marsha Kight, Survivor of Oklahoma City bombing victim [PDF]
        4. Carla Stovall, Kansas Attorney General [PDF]
        5. Barbara LaWall, District Attorney,Pima County, AZ [PDF]
        6. Richard Romley, County Prosecutor, Maricopa County, AZ [PDF
      2. April 23, 1996
        1. Prof. Paul Cassell, Univ. Utah Law School [PDF]
        2. Rita Goldsmith, Parents of Murdered Children [PDF]
        3. Ralph Hubbard, New York Chapter, Parents of Murdered Children [PDF]
        4. Bob Preston, Co-Chair, NVCAN [PDF]
  21. Tribe, Laurence
    1. Letter to Sen. Feinstein, April 27, 2000 [PDF]
    2. "McVeighs' Victims Had a Right to Speak," New York Times, Op-Ed article, June 9, 1997.
    3. "Let's protect victims' rights," column with Paul Cassell, July 1998.
  22. Twist, Steve
    1. "View Proposed Victims' Rights Amendment: A Brief Point/Counterpoint," Phoenix School of Law Law Review, April 19, 2012
    2. Authority Supporting the Proposed Crime Victims' Rights Amendment (HJRes 106), April 2012
    3. Prepared Testimony on House Joint Resolution 48 before House Judiciary Constitution Subcommittee, September 30, 2003 [PDF]
    4. Oral Testimony on House Joint Resolution 64 before House Judiciary Constitution Subcommittee, September 20, 2003 [PDF]
    5. Prepared Testimony on Senate Joint Resolution 1 before Senate Judiciary Committee, April 8, 2003 [PDF]
    6. Prepared Testimony on Senate Joint Resolution 35 before Senate Judiciary Committee, July 17, 2002 [PDF]
    7. Prepared Testimony on House Joint Resolution 91 before House Judiciary Constitution Subcommittee, May 9, 2002 [PDF]
    8. Prepared Testimony on House Joint Resolution 64 before House Judiciary Constitution Subcommittee, February, 10, 2000 [PDF]
    9. The Crime Victims’ Rights Amendment and Two Good and Perfect Things, March 24, 1999
    10. Prepared Testimony on Senate Joint Resolution 44 before Senate Judiciary Committee, April 28, 1998 [PDF]
  23. *Victim Clarification Act
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