Supreme Court Cases on Gender and Sexual Equality, 1787-2001M.E. Sharpe, 2002 - 707 pages This book includes every Supreme Court case relevant to gender and sexual equality from the Court's beginnings to the end of the 2000/2001 term. It is a primary document reference book, organized topically in eight chapters: civic and social rights and duties; educational policies and instructions; employment and careers; sexual privacy and procreative rights; morality and sexual ethics; family; gender and sexual orientation; and other issues. Every case is included either as a full (edited) version of the majority or per curium opinion, extensive excerpts of the opinion, or a detailed description of the case. Using this single volume, a researcher can see how American legal history on the topic played out in its entirety. Back matter includes a Table of Cases and an extensive bibliography of books and legal periodicals. |
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... Congress may at any time , by law , make or alter such regulations , except as to the place of choosing Senators . It is not neces- sary to inquire whether this power of supervi- sion thus given to Congress is sufficient to authorize ...
... Congress may at any time , by law , make or alter such regulations , except as to the place of choosing Senators . It is not neces- sary to inquire whether this power of supervi- sion thus given to Congress is sufficient to authorize ...
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... Congress to prescribe criminal laws for the Territories , but as to the guilt of one who knowingly violates a law which has been prop- erly enacted , if he entertains a religious belief that the law is wrong . Congress cannot pass a law ...
... Congress to prescribe criminal laws for the Territories , but as to the guilt of one who knowingly violates a law which has been prop- erly enacted , if he entertains a religious belief that the law is wrong . Congress cannot pass a law ...
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... Congress . It is constitutional and valid as pre- scribing a rule of action for all those residing in the Territories , and in places over which the United States have exclusive control . This being so , the only question which remains ...
... Congress . It is constitutional and valid as pre- scribing a rule of action for all those residing in the Territories , and in places over which the United States have exclusive control . This being so , the only question which remains ...
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... Congress , in 1862 , saw fit to make bigamy a crime in the Territories . This was done because of the evil consequences that were supposed to flow from plural marriages . All the court did was to call the attention of the jury to the ...
... Congress , in 1862 , saw fit to make bigamy a crime in the Territories . This was done because of the evil consequences that were supposed to flow from plural marriages . All the court did was to call the attention of the jury to the ...
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... congress , approved July 1 , 1862 , defining and providing for the punishment of bigamy in the territories , ... and has not violated any of the provisions of the act of congress , ap- proved March 22 , 1882 , etc. , . . . and that he ...
... congress , approved July 1 , 1862 , defining and providing for the punishment of bigamy in the territories , ... and has not violated any of the provisions of the act of congress , ap- proved March 22 , 1882 , etc. , . . . and that he ...
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Page 1 - ... in a Territory or other place over which the United States have exclusive jurisdiction, is guilty of polygamy, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and by imprisonment for a term of not more than five years...