Animus refers to ill will or animosity towards a particular group of people. It can also mean intention, such as the intention to steal, wage war, cancel, ...

In a series of cases addressing sexual orientation and other issues, the Supreme Court has ruled that animus-based lawmaking is constitutionally impermissible.

ANIMUS Definition & Legal Meaning. Definition & Citations: Lat. Mind; intention; disposition; design; will. Animo, (. Disclaimer.

An introduction to the legal concept of unconstitutional bias. If a town council denies a zoning permit for a group home for intellectually disabled persons ...

Constitutional law calls this rationale “animus.” Over the last two decades, the Supreme Court has increasingly turned to the concept of animus to explain why ...

Mar 30, 2023 · Those judicial strategies rest on an understanding of discrimination as animus—i.e., as manifesting only in a particular individual's subjective ...

Nov 9, 2018 · They argue that public accommodation laws violate their freedom of speech by compelling them to express approval of same-sex marriages. And they ...

May 3, 2023 · Under the Supreme Court's animus doctrine, litigants in constitutional discrimination claims must prove the offending party has chosen to act ...

I argue for an economic approach to equal protection analysis that is grounded in the motivations of government actors but that addresses some of the ...