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We the people : the Fourteenth Amendment and the Supreme Court /

Main Author: Perry, Michael J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Subjects:
Civil rights > United States.
Political questions and judicial power > United States.
Constitutional law > United States.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Civil rights.
Constitutional law.
Political questions and judicial power.
Droits de l'homme > Amendements (14e) > Etats-Unis.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > Etats-Unis.
Droit constitutionnel > Etats-Unis.
United States.
Etats-Unis > Constitution
USA > Verfassung (1787)
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=169234
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: "The judicial usurpation of politics"
  • What is "the Constitution"? (and other fundamental questions)
  • The fourteenth amendment: what norms did "We the people" establish?
  • The fourteenth amendment and race: segregation and affirmative action
  • Beyond race: sex and sexual orientation
  • Further beyond: abortion and physician-assisted suicide
  • Concluding reflections.

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