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Civil Rights Stories.
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[Place of publication not identified] : West Academic, 2007.
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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; CIVIL RIGHTS STORIES; Introduction; Chapter 1: Shelley v. Kraemer: Racial Liberalism and the U.S. Supreme Court; Chapter 2: Brown v. Board of Education and the Lost Promise of Civil Rights; Chapter 3: Police, Race and Crime in 1950s Chicago: Monroe v. Pape as Legal Noir; Chapter 4: Hadnott v. Amos: Unleashing the Second Reconstruction; Chapter 5: San Antonio v. Rodriguez and the Legal Geography of School Finance Reform; Chapter 6: Civil Rights in Private Schools: The Surprising Story of Runyon v. McCrary
Chapter 7: The Story of City of Los Angeles v. Lyons: Closing the Federal Courthouse DoorsChapter 8: The Crime Against Nature on Trial, Bowers v. Hardwick, 1986; Chapter 9: DeShaney v. Winnebago County: Governmental Neglect and Ć¢#x80;#x9C;The Blessings of LibertyĆ¢#x80;#x9D;; Chapter 10: International Union, U.A.W. v. Johnson Controls: The History of Litigation Alliances and Mobilization to Challenge Fetal Protection Policies; Chapter 11: Missouri v. Jenkins: Why District Courts and Local Politics Matter
Chapter 12: United States v. Virginia: The Virginia Military Institute, Where the Men are Men and So are the WomenChapter 13: Civil Rights on Both Sides: Reproductive Rights and Free Speech in Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York; Chapter 14: US Airways v. Barnett and the Limits of Disability Accommodation; Chapter 15: The Constitution and the Klan: Understanding the Burning Cross in Virginia v. Barry Black; Contributors
Chapter 7: The Story of City of Los Angeles v. Lyons: Closing the Federal Courthouse DoorsChapter 8: The Crime Against Nature on Trial, Bowers v. Hardwick, 1986; Chapter 9: DeShaney v. Winnebago County: Governmental Neglect and Ć¢#x80;#x9C;The Blessings of LibertyĆ¢#x80;#x9D;; Chapter 10: International Union, U.A.W. v. Johnson Controls: The History of Litigation Alliances and Mobilization to Challenge Fetal Protection Policies; Chapter 11: Missouri v. Jenkins: Why District Courts and Local Politics Matter
Chapter 12: United States v. Virginia: The Virginia Military Institute, Where the Men are Men and So are the WomenChapter 13: Civil Rights on Both Sides: Reproductive Rights and Free Speech in Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York; Chapter 14: US Airways v. Barnett and the Limits of Disability Accommodation; Chapter 15: The Constitution and the Klan: Understanding the Burning Cross in Virginia v. Barry Black; Contributors
Summary
This book provides students with a three-dimensional picture of the most important cases that are addressed in civil rights courses. These stories give the students and faculty members a deeper understanding of the historical and cultural background of the cases and an insight into their long-term impact on the development of civil rights law.
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English
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1628102942 (electronic book)
9781628102949 (electronic book)
9781599410814 (electronic book)
1599410818 (electronic book)
9781628102949 (electronic book)
9781599410814 (electronic book)
1599410818 (electronic book)
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