The Constitutional Rights of Women: Cases in Law and Social ChangeUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1988 - 637 pages Goldstein provides a legal casebook examining women's constitutional rights as determined by U.S. Supreme Court decisions. This revised and updated edition of her 1979 work contains cases through the 1987 Supreme Court term. The cases discuss women's rights and 20th-century civil rights concepts equal protection of the laws, discriminatory practices, and privacy. The analysis traces the interactions between social change movements and the law and gives careful attention to concurring and dissenting opinions. This book is highly recommended for persons interested in law, social movements, and civil rights dimensions in our society. Steven Puro, St. Louis Univ. Copyright 1988 Cahners Business Information. |
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Page 207
... burden all unwed fathers . " The burden imposed , however , was far less harsh than the automatic denial of custody which the Court had condemned in Stanley . Georgia distinguished unwed fathers from unwed mothers and from divorced ...
... burden all unwed fathers . " The burden imposed , however , was far less harsh than the automatic denial of custody which the Court had condemned in Stanley . Georgia distinguished unwed fathers from unwed mothers and from divorced ...
Page 277
... burden is on the government to prove both the importance of its asserted objec- tive and the substantial relationship be- tween the classification and that objective . See Kirchberg v . Feenstra ; Wengler v . Drug- gists Mutual Ins . Co ...
... burden is on the government to prove both the importance of its asserted objec- tive and the substantial relationship be- tween the classification and that objective . See Kirchberg v . Feenstra ; Wengler v . Drug- gists Mutual Ins . Co ...
Page 486
... burdened . The grant of seniority is a benefit which is not shared by the burdened class ; con- versely , the denial of sick pay is a burden which the benefited class need not bear . . . . a woman beyond the term of her preg- nancy ...
... burdened . The grant of seniority is a benefit which is not shared by the burdened class ; con- versely , the denial of sick pay is a burden which the benefited class need not bear . . . . a woman beyond the term of her preg- nancy ...
Contents
Early Interpretations of Due Process | 3 |
Substantive Due Process | 19 |
18681975 | 66 |
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