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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... trial , the plaintiff in error , the accused , proved that at the time of his alleged second marriage he was , and for many years before had been , a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - Day Saints , commonly called the ...
... trial , the plaintiff in error , the accused , proved that at the time of his alleged second marriage he was , and for many years before had been , a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - Day Saints , commonly called the ...
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... trial court overruled the contentions and dismissed the petition . Its judg- ment was affirmed by the Court of Appeals of the state ; and the case comes here on writ of er- ror . That writ must be dismissed ; but the petition for a writ ...
... trial court overruled the contentions and dismissed the petition . Its judg- ment was affirmed by the Court of Appeals of the state ; and the case comes here on writ of er- ror . That writ must be dismissed ; but the petition for a writ ...
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... trial . The record discloses that the jury was composed of six men and six women . Lest the right of trial by jury be nullified by the improper constitution of juries , the notion of what a proper jury is has become inextricably ...
... trial . The record discloses that the jury was composed of six men and six women . Lest the right of trial by jury be nullified by the improper constitution of juries , the notion of what a proper jury is has become inextricably ...
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... trial by a representative group are undermining processes weakening the insti- tution of jury trial , and should be sturdily resisted . That the motives influencing such tendencies may be of the best must not blind us to the dangers of ...
... trial by a representative group are undermining processes weakening the insti- tution of jury trial , and should be sturdily resisted . That the motives influencing such tendencies may be of the best must not blind us to the dangers of ...
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... trial took place , only some 220 women out of approxi- mately 46,000 registered female voters in Hillsborough County constituting about 40 per cent of the total voting population of that county had volunteered for jury duty since the ...
... trial took place , only some 220 women out of approxi- mately 46,000 registered female voters in Hillsborough County constituting about 40 per cent of the total voting population of that county had volunteered for jury duty since the ...
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