Supreme Court Cases on Gender and Sexual Equality, 1787-2001This 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. |
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Common terms and phrases
abortion action adopted affirmed alleged Amendment appellee applied authority basis benefits cause challenge charge child Circuit citizen City claim Clause complaint concluded conduct Congress consent consider constitutional Court of Appeals criminal decision defendant denied determine discrimination District Court effect employees employment entered entitled equal established evidence fact father federal female filed further granted ground harassment held hold husband intended interest issue judge judgment jury legislative limited male marriage married means ment minor mother necessary objective opinion parents parties performed person petitioner physician plaintiff position practice pregnancy present President procedure prohibition protection question reason received regulation relation respect respondent reversed rule separate sexual statute tion Title Title VII trial United violation wife woman women
Bibliographic information
| Title | Supreme Court Cases on Gender and Sexual Equality, 1787-2001 |
| Authors | United States. Supreme Court, Christopher A. Anzalone |
| Editor | Christopher A. Anzalone |
| Contributor | Estados Unidos. Supreme Court |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | M.E. Sharpe, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0765606836, 9780765606839 |
| Length | 707 pages |
| Subjects | › Law / Reference |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |