Equality under the Constitution : Reclaiming the Fourteenth Amendment

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Tác giả: Judith A Baer

Ngôn ngữ: eng

ISBN-13: 978-1501722752

ISBN-10: book.58016

Ký hiệu phân loại: 347.30285 Civil procedure and courts

Thông tin xuất bản: Cornell University Press, 2018

Mô tả vật lý: 1 electronic resource (312 p.)

Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở

ID: 269601

The principle of equality embedded in the Declaration of Independence and reaffirmed in the Constitution does not distinguish between individuals according to their capacities or merits. It is written into these documents to ensure that each and every person enjoys equal respect and equal rights. Judith Baer maintains, however, that in fact American judicial decisions have consistently denied individuals the form of equality to which they are legally entitled-that the courts have interpreted constitutional guarantees of equal protection in ways that undermine the original intent of Congress. In Equality under the Constitution, Baer examines the background, scope, and purpose of the Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment and the history of its interpretation by the courts. She traces the development of the idea of equality, drawing on the Bill of Rights, Congressional records, the Civil War amendments, and other sections of the Constitution. Baer discusses many of the significant equal-protection cases decided by the Supreme Court from the time of the amendment's ratification, including decisions on reverse discrimination, age discrimination, the rights of the disabled, and gay rights. She concludes with a theory of equality more faithful to the history, language, and spirit of the Constitution.
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