LEADER 03502nam 22005895 450 001 9910272352803321 005 20210310185902.0 010 $a9781501727757 010 $a1501727753 010 $a9781501722745 010 $a1501722743 024 7 $a10.7591/9781501722745 035 $a(CKB)4340000000258217 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5317524 035 $a(DE-B1597)496404 035 $a(OCoLC)1028943236 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781501722745 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/89089 035 $a(Perlego)566007 035 $a(oapen)doab89089 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000258217 100 $a20180924d2018 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aEquality under the Constitution $eReclaiming the Fourteenth Amendment /$fJudith A. Baer 210 $cCornell University Press$d2018 210 1$aIthaca, NY :$cCornell University Press,$d[2018] 210 4$dİ1983 215 $a1 online resource (308 pages) 311 08$a9781501727757 311 08$a9780801415555 311 08$a0801415551 311 08$a9781501722752 311 08$a1501722751 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tPreface --$t1. Introduction --$t2. Equality in the American Context --$t3. The Roots of Equal Protection --$t4. Equality and the Reconstruction Congress --$t5. From Equal Protection to Suspect Classification --$t6. When Equal Is Not the Same --$t7. The Question of Age --$t8. The Rights of the Disabled --$t9. Gay Rights and the Courts --$t10. Toward a Theory of Constitutional Equality --$tBibliography --$tGeneral Index --$tIndex of Cases 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aEquality before the law$zUnited States 606 $aCivil rights$zUnited States 615 0$aEquality before the law 615 0$aCivil rights 676 $a347.30285 700 $aBaer$b Judith A.$0913157 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910272352803321 996 $aEquality under the Constitution$92795932 997 $aUNINA