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The Resource Equal protection : rights and liberties under the law, Francis Graham Lee

Equal protection : rights and liberties under the law, Francis Graham Lee

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"Equal Protection is an in-depth study of the right to equality and its diverse interpretations since the framing of the Constitution. With an emphasis on race and gender equality, the work sheds light on the many controversies over the issue, explores how equality has been viewed and interpreted throughout history, and illustrates how the legacy of slavery and segregation has shaped - and is still shaping - America."--Jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xxxii, 383 pages
Contents
  • Introduction: The long road from slavery to integration ; Compromising with the devil ; The court and slavery ; The Civil War and the Reconstruction-era amendments ; The end of Reconstruction ; The Court reenters the fray ; The NAACP and its legal strategy ; The Supreme Court reexamines "separate but equal" ; School segregation before the Court ; The Cooper v. Aaron and Green v. County School Board decisions
  • Origins and development: The "tar babies" of equal protection: busing and affirmative action ; The Burger Court ; The busing controversy ; Affirmative action
  • The twentieth century: Equal protection and non-race-based legislation ; The demise of "the old court" and the rise of "the modern court" ; The new equal protection ; The court and legislative apportionment ; Substantive equal protection ; The Burger Court and fundamental rights ; The Burger Court and sex discrimination ; The Rehnquist Court and the new equal protection
  • Twenty-first century issues
  • Key people, cases, and events
  • Documents: The Declaration of Independence (1776) ; Selections from the U.S. Constitution (1787) ; The Missouri compromise (1820) ; Dred Scott v. Sandford (1856) ; The Emancipation Proclamation (1863) ; The "Freedom Amendments" (1865, 1868, 1870) ; The civil rights cases (1883) ; Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) ; Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ; Brown v. Board of Education II (1955) ; Cooper v. Aaron (1958) ; Reynolds v. Sims (1964) ; Green v. County School Board (1968) ; Swann v. Board of Education (1971) ; Frontiero v. Richardson (1973) ; Keyes v. School District no. 1, Denver (1973) ; San Antonio v. Rodriguez (1973) ; Milliken v. Bradley (1974) ; Craig v. Boren (1976) ; Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) ; Rostker v. Goldberg (1981) ; Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) ; Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. (1989) ; Freeman v. Pitts (1992) ; Shaw v. Reno (1993) ; Adarand Constructors Inc., Petitioner v. Federico Peña, Secretary of Transportation, et al. (1995) ; Romer v. Evans (1996) ; United States v. Virginia (1996) ; Gratz and Hamacher v. Bollinger (2003) ; Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) ; Lawrence and Garner v. Texas (2003)
Isbn
9781576078501
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Equal protection : rights and liberties under the law
Title
Equal protection
Title remainder
rights and liberties under the law
Statement of responsibility
Francis Graham Lee
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Equal Protection is an in-depth study of the right to equality and its diverse interpretations since the framing of the Constitution. With an emphasis on race and gender equality, the work sheds light on the many controversies over the issue, explores how equality has been viewed and interpreted throughout history, and illustrates how the legacy of slavery and segregation has shaped - and is still shaping - America."--Jacket
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Lee, Francis Graham
Dewey number
342.7308/5
Index
index present
LC call number
KF4755
LC item number
.L438 2003
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • bibliography
  • legal cases and notes
Series statement
America's freedoms
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Discrimination
  • Equality before the law
  • Discrimination
  • Equality before the law
  • Discrimination
  • Égalité devant la loi
  • Discrimination
  • Égalité devant la loi
  • Discrimination
  • Equality before the law
  • United States
Label
Equal protection : rights and liberties under the law, Francis Graham Lee
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Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-359) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: The long road from slavery to integration ; Compromising with the devil ; The court and slavery ; The Civil War and the Reconstruction-era amendments ; The end of Reconstruction ; The Court reenters the fray ; The NAACP and its legal strategy ; The Supreme Court reexamines "separate but equal" ; School segregation before the Court ; The Cooper v. Aaron and Green v. County School Board decisions -- Origins and development: The "tar babies" of equal protection: busing and affirmative action ; The Burger Court ; The busing controversy ; Affirmative action -- The twentieth century: Equal protection and non-race-based legislation ; The demise of "the old court" and the rise of "the modern court" ; The new equal protection ; The court and legislative apportionment ; Substantive equal protection ; The Burger Court and fundamental rights ; The Burger Court and sex discrimination ; The Rehnquist Court and the new equal protection -- Twenty-first century issues -- Key people, cases, and events -- Documents: The Declaration of Independence (1776) ; Selections from the U.S. Constitution (1787) ; The Missouri compromise (1820) ; Dred Scott v. Sandford (1856) ; The Emancipation Proclamation (1863) ; The "Freedom Amendments" (1865, 1868, 1870) ; The civil rights cases (1883) ; Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) ; Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ; Brown v. Board of Education II (1955) ; Cooper v. Aaron (1958) ; Reynolds v. Sims (1964) ; Green v. County School Board (1968) ; Swann v. Board of Education (1971) ; Frontiero v. Richardson (1973) ; Keyes v. School District no. 1, Denver (1973) ; San Antonio v. Rodriguez (1973) ; Milliken v. Bradley (1974) ; Craig v. Boren (1976) ; Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) ; Rostker v. Goldberg (1981) ; Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) ; Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. (1989) ; Freeman v. Pitts (1992) ; Shaw v. Reno (1993) ; Adarand Constructors Inc., Petitioner v. Federico Peña, Secretary of Transportation, et al. (1995) ; Romer v. Evans (1996) ; United States v. Virginia (1996) ; Gratz and Hamacher v. Bollinger (2003) ; Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) ; Lawrence and Garner v. Texas (2003)
Control code
ocm52737335
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
xxxii, 383 pages
Isbn
9781576078501
Lccn
2003020751
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o52737335
  • (OCoLC)52737335
Label
Equal protection : rights and liberties under the law, Francis Graham Lee
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-359) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: The long road from slavery to integration ; Compromising with the devil ; The court and slavery ; The Civil War and the Reconstruction-era amendments ; The end of Reconstruction ; The Court reenters the fray ; The NAACP and its legal strategy ; The Supreme Court reexamines "separate but equal" ; School segregation before the Court ; The Cooper v. Aaron and Green v. County School Board decisions -- Origins and development: The "tar babies" of equal protection: busing and affirmative action ; The Burger Court ; The busing controversy ; Affirmative action -- The twentieth century: Equal protection and non-race-based legislation ; The demise of "the old court" and the rise of "the modern court" ; The new equal protection ; The court and legislative apportionment ; Substantive equal protection ; The Burger Court and fundamental rights ; The Burger Court and sex discrimination ; The Rehnquist Court and the new equal protection -- Twenty-first century issues -- Key people, cases, and events -- Documents: The Declaration of Independence (1776) ; Selections from the U.S. Constitution (1787) ; The Missouri compromise (1820) ; Dred Scott v. Sandford (1856) ; The Emancipation Proclamation (1863) ; The "Freedom Amendments" (1865, 1868, 1870) ; The civil rights cases (1883) ; Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) ; Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ; Brown v. Board of Education II (1955) ; Cooper v. Aaron (1958) ; Reynolds v. Sims (1964) ; Green v. County School Board (1968) ; Swann v. Board of Education (1971) ; Frontiero v. Richardson (1973) ; Keyes v. School District no. 1, Denver (1973) ; San Antonio v. Rodriguez (1973) ; Milliken v. Bradley (1974) ; Craig v. Boren (1976) ; Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) ; Rostker v. Goldberg (1981) ; Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) ; Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. (1989) ; Freeman v. Pitts (1992) ; Shaw v. Reno (1993) ; Adarand Constructors Inc., Petitioner v. Federico Peña, Secretary of Transportation, et al. (1995) ; Romer v. Evans (1996) ; United States v. Virginia (1996) ; Gratz and Hamacher v. Bollinger (2003) ; Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) ; Lawrence and Garner v. Texas (2003)
Control code
ocm52737335
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
xxxii, 383 pages
Isbn
9781576078501
Lccn
2003020751
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o52737335
  • (OCoLC)52737335

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