United States Seventh Circuit

The Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act, punishing willful failure to pay child support, is a constitutional exercise of Congress's Commerce Clause power, and does not violate equal protection. A conviction under the Act is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/30/2002
• Decided 01/09/2003
• Published 01/09/2003

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Lisa T. Warcick (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Dean A. Strang (argued), Federal Defender Service of Eastern Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.