Which of the following was the result at the U.S.Supreme Court level in Christy Brzonkala v.Antonio Morrison,the case in the text involving the constitutionality of the section of the Violence Against Women Act providing for a civil remedy?
A) That Congress lacked authority under the Commerce Clause to pass the section at issue.
B) That because of its police powers, Congress had authority under the Commerce Clause to pass the section at issue.
C) That because gender-motivated crimes were at issue, Congress had authority under the Commerce Clause to pass the section at issue.
D) That because violent crime was involved, Congress had authority under the Commerce Clause to pass the section at issue.
E) That because the petitioner established a link between the cost of crime against women and national productivity, Congress had authority under the Commerce Clause to pass the section at issue.

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The court refused to find the section constitutional rejecting the argument that Congress may regulate noneconomic, violent criminal conduct based solely on that conduct's aggregate effect on interstate commerce.

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