Brandon Spencer Case — Civil Rights Act of 1866 & Federal Jurisdiction Materials
Subject: Brandon Spencer Case — Civil Rights Act of 1866 & Federal Jurisdiction Materials
Dear Counsel,
My name is Ted Hayes. I am a longtime family friend of Brandon Spencer’s father. I understand that you have taken a keen interest in the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Fourteenth Amendment as they may relate to Brandon’s case.
I regret that I was unable to forward this material earlier, as intended in October 2025. Upon learning of the current posture of the case, I prepared the attached materials for your review. They were developed with the assistance of AI strictly for historical verification and fact-checking, to confirm conclusions long understood but rarely addressed directly in modern litigation.
Attached please find:
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A one-page legal brief outlining the statutory and constitutional basis for relief under the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as constitutionalized by the Fourteenth Amendment, with particular attention to Sections 1, 3, and 10 of the Act, and the Eighth Amendment; and
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A companion addendum addressing the constitutional meaning of “duly convicted” in Reconstruction-era law and why that term carries substantive—not merely formal—requirements when applied to federal citizens.
The central contention is that Brandon Spencer’s case presents federally cognizable issues where the protections enacted specifically to secure equal justice for the Freedmen and their descendants were not fully realized in practice. Where equal protection and equal benefit of law are denied, the jurisdictional safeguards of Section 3 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 were expressly designed to apply, including removal to federal court and, if necessary, review under Section 10.
I offer these materials with respect for your professional judgment. Whether used directly, selectively, or simply as background context, I hope they will help frame the deeper constitutional stakes of this matter.
Thank you for your time and your advocacy on Mr. Spencer’s behalf.
Respectfully,
Ted Hayes
Agape-Shalom!
Ted@TedHayes.us