Rappaport's Law

Rappaport's Law was an American wizarding law enacted by President Emily Rappaport in 1790 in response to the fallout of Dorcus Twelvetree's breach of the International Statute of Secrecy.

The law was intended to create absolute segregation between the No-Maj and wizarding communities. It banned witches and wizards from marrying or befriending No-Majs, allowing only interactions "necessary to perform daily activities," and meted out "harsh" penalties for fraternisation with No-Majs.

The passage of Rappaport's law had the long-term consequence of driving the American wizarding community even deeper underground and widening the cultural divide between the American and European wizarding communities. In Europe, wizarding governments clandestinely cooperated and communicated with their Muggle counterpart, and witches and wizards were free to marry and befriend Muggles, but in America, the Magical Congress of the United States of America acted completely independently of the U.S. government, and wizards and witches came to regard No-Majs as their enemy.

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