03502nam 22005895 450 991027235280332120210310185902.0978150172775715017277539781501722745150172274310.7591/9781501722745(CKB)4340000000258217(MiAaPQ)EBC5317524(DE-B1597)496404(OCoLC)1028943236(DE-B1597)9781501722745(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/89089(Perlego)566007(oapen)doab89089(EXLCZ)99434000000025821720180924d2018 fg engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierEquality under the Constitution Reclaiming the Fourteenth Amendment /Judith A. BaerCornell University Press2018Ithaca, NY :Cornell University Press,[2018]©19831 online resource (308 pages)9781501727757 9780801415555 0801415551 9781501722752 1501722751 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Frontmatter --Contents --Preface --1. Introduction --2. Equality in the American Context --3. The Roots of Equal Protection --4. Equality and the Reconstruction Congress --5. From Equal Protection to Suspect Classification --6. When Equal Is Not the Same --7. The Question of Age --8. The Rights of the Disabled --9. Gay Rights and the Courts --10. Toward a Theory of Constitutional Equality --Bibliography --General Index --Index of CasesThe 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.Equality before the lawUnited StatesCivil rightsUnited StatesEquality before the lawCivil rights347.30285Baer Judith A.913157DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910272352803321Equality under the Constitution2795932UNINA