Examines the topic of segregation and how it has been addressed in the United States, discusses the issues of busing and affirmative action, looks at gender and other claims for equal protection under the law, and includes a selection of related documents.
An informational guide to DNA evidence and forensic science, providing an overview of the topic, including a look at related laws, a chronology, and biographical listing, and including a guide to further research.
sixteen Americans who fought their way to the Supreme Court
Irons, Peter H.
1990
Profiles sixteen landmark Supreme Court cases in the United States dealing with issues of race, religion, protest, and privacy through the voices of the people who were determined to fight for their rights regardless of the consequences.
Presents documents from more than one hundred Supreme Court cases that illustrate the basic structure of the U.S. government and the rights of individuals against the government, all together encompassing a case study of the Constitution.
Analyzes and considers the legacy of cases in which the Supreme Court, as the ultimate court of appeals in the U.S. federal system, has exercised the power of judicial review to resolve disputed issues of public policy.
