The Constitutional Rights of Women: Cases in Law and Social ChangeUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1988 - 637 pages Using a wide variety of cases involving women's rights, Leslie Friedman Goldstein examines the ways in which the U.S. Supreme Court initiates and responds to social change. This edition covers all major Supreme Court decisions that affect gender equity and reproductive rights through May 1987. |
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Page 123
... statute and the due process test which is uti- lized in evaluating a federal statute . Thus , in determining the consti- tutionality of the statutory scheme which plaintiffs attack , this Court must ask whether the classification es ...
... statute and the due process test which is uti- lized in evaluating a federal statute . Thus , in determining the consti- tutionality of the statutory scheme which plaintiffs attack , this Court must ask whether the classification es ...
Page 277
... statutory rape law punishes only males , and not females , it more effec- tively deters minor females from having ... statutory rape law would make such a statute less effective than a gender- based statute in deterring sexual activity ...
... statutory rape law punishes only males , and not females , it more effec- tively deters minor females from having ... statutory rape law would make such a statute less effective than a gender- based statute in deterring sexual activity ...
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... statute less effective than a gender - based statute in deterring minor females from en- gaging in sexual intercourse . Common sense , however , suggests that a gender- neutral statutory rape law is potentially a greater deterrent of ...
... statute less effective than a gender - based statute in deterring minor females from en- gaging in sexual intercourse . Common sense , however , suggests that a gender- neutral statutory rape law is potentially a greater deterrent of ...
Contents
Early Interpretations of Due Process | 3 |
Substantive Due Process | 19 |
18681975 | 66 |
Copyright | |
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