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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... federal Constitution is the question presented for decision . The first contention is that the power of amend- ment conferred by the federal Constitution and sought to be exercise does not extend to this amendment because of its ...
... federal Constitution is the question presented for decision . The first contention is that the power of amend- ment conferred by the federal Constitution and sought to be exercise does not extend to this amendment because of its ...
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... Federal Constitution and to compel appellee to allow him to register for voting without payment of poll taxes . The court dismissed his petition . The state Supreme Court affirmed . The pertinent facts . . . are these . March 16 , 1936 ...
... Federal Constitution and to compel appellee to allow him to register for voting without payment of poll taxes . The court dismissed his petition . The state Supreme Court affirmed . The pertinent facts . . . are these . March 16 , 1936 ...
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... federal or state . Its pur- pose is not to regulate the levy or collection of taxes . The construction for which appellant con- tends would make the amendment a limitation upon the power to tax . The payment of poll taxes as a ...
... federal or state . Its pur- pose is not to regulate the levy or collection of taxes . The construction for which appellant con- tends would make the amendment a limitation upon the power to tax . The payment of poll taxes as a ...
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... federal jurors in Illinois it is not necessary that their names ap- pear on a county list , but we are of opinion that , in view of the short time elapsing between the effective date of the Illinois acts and the sum- moning of the grand ...
... federal jurors in Illinois it is not necessary that their names ap- pear on a county list , but we are of opinion that , in view of the short time elapsing between the effective date of the Illinois acts and the sum- moning of the grand ...
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... federal jurors may exercise some dis- cretion to the end that competent jurors may be called . But they must not allow the desire for competent jurors to lead them into selections which do not comport with the concept of the jury as a ...
... federal jurors may exercise some dis- cretion to the end that competent jurors may be called . But they must not allow the desire for competent jurors to lead them into selections which do not comport with the concept of the jury as a ...
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