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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... cause , it was for favor . A judgment will not be reversed simply because a challenge good for favor was sustained in form for cause . As the jurors were incompetent and properly ex- cluded , it matters not here upon what form of The ...
... cause , it was for favor . A judgment will not be reversed simply because a challenge good for favor was sustained in form for cause . As the jurors were incompetent and properly ex- cluded , it matters not here upon what form of The ...
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... it is the imperative duty of a reviewing court to take care that wrong is not done in this way , we see no just cause for complaint in this case . Congress , in 1862 , 12 CHAPTER 1 : CIVIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES.
... it is the imperative duty of a reviewing court to take care that wrong is not done in this way , we see no just cause for complaint in this case . Congress , in 1862 , 12 CHAPTER 1 : CIVIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES.
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... cause as to him re- manded to the District Court for the Eastern Di- vision of the Northern District of Illinois for a new trial . The convictions of petitioners Kretske and Roth are in all respects upheld . Reversed and remanded in ...
... cause as to him re- manded to the District Court for the Eastern Di- vision of the Northern District of Illinois for a new trial . The convictions of petitioners Kretske and Roth are in all respects upheld . Reversed and remanded in ...
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... cause of advanced age or for other reasons . Appellant's showing falls far short of giving this procedure a sinister complexion . It is true of course that the proportion of women on the jury list ( 10 ) to the total of those registered ...
... cause of advanced age or for other reasons . Appellant's showing falls far short of giving this procedure a sinister complexion . It is true of course that the proportion of women on the jury list ( 10 ) to the total of those registered ...
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