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Constitutional Law Resources

Integrating Diversity into the Constitutional Law Classroom: Roe, Abortion, and Reproductive Justice, in Integrating Doctrine and Diversity by Tiffany C. Graham
Call Number: KF273 .I58 2021
ISBN: 9781531017019
Publication Date: 2021-04-01
Chapter 5 - Constitutional Law. Includes several articles and an annotated bibliography on diversity and inclusion topic in the Constitutional Law classroom.
Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Opinions of the United States Supreme Court by Bridget J. Crawford (Editor); Linda L. Berger (Editor); Kathryn M. Stanchi (Editor)
Call Number: KF478 .S69 2016
ISBN: 9781107126626
Publication Date: 2016-08-02
In this volume of the Feminist Judgments series, scholars reevaluate twenty-five seminal Supreme Court cases that deal with issues of gender from a feminist legal theory perspective. This book explores the importance of diversity in the judiciary by imagining the how feminist perspectives might have impacted the development of the law.
The First Amendment and LGBT Equality by Carlos A. Ball
Call Number: KF4754.5 .B35 2017
ISBN: 9780674972193
Publication Date: 2017-03-27
This book offers a history of the role of the First Amendment in the early decades of the gay rights movement. Carlos A. Ball's historical account of successful First Amendment cases that protected the rights of gay and lesbian Americans to expression and association as offers a counterweight to the use of the First Amendment by religious conservatives in their opposition to LGBT rights.
Latinos and American Law by Carlos R. Soltero
Call Number: KF4757.5.L38 A52 2006
ISBN: 9780292714113
Publication Date: 2006-09-01
This book offers a chronological examination of fourteen key Supreme Court cases that impacted the rights of Latinos, including voting rights, education, immigration, and criminal justice. Each case study includes historical and legal context, as well analysis the case's impact and future developments in that area of Latino rights.
A Quiet Victory for Latino Rights: FDR and the Controversy Over "Whiteness" by Patrick D. Lukens
Call Number: E184.S75 L85 2012
ISBN: 9780816529025
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
This book gives a detailed historical account of an obscure court case, In The Matter of Timoteo Andrade, that concerns a determination of whether Mexicans are deemed white as it pertains to immigration and naturalization laws.
White but Not Equal by Ignacio M. García; Ignacio M. García
Call Number: KF224.H468 G37 2009
ISBN: 9780816527502
Publication Date: 2008-12-15
In White But Not Equal, Ignacio M. Garcia analyzes Hernandez v. Texas, a seminal Supreme Court case that argued Mexican-Americans were a distinct class under the 14th Amendment at a time when Latinos were generally considered "white" under the law. This book provides important cultural context to this inflection-point in the history of Mexican-American rights and identity.
Native Vote: American Indians, the Voting Rights Act, and the Right to Vote by Susan M. Olson; Jennifer L. Robinson; Daniel McCool
Call Number: E91 .M25 2007
ISBN: 9780521839839
Publication Date: 2007-03-19
This book provides a historical overview of the struggle of American Indians to obtain citizenship and the right to vote. With a focus on the Voting Rights Act and the Equal Protection Clause, this account analyzes a number of court cases as well as the broader political context of this battle for basic rights.
Brown v. Board of Education: Its Impact of Public Education, 1954-2004 by Dwayne Ashley (Concept by); Andrew Mellon Foundation (Contribution by); Dara Byrne (Editor)
Call Number: KF4155 .B754 2005
ISBN: 1889732435
Publication Date: 2005-06-01
From Disgust to Humanity by Martha C. Nussbaum
Call Number: KF4754.5 .N87 2010
ISBN: 9780195305319
Publication Date: 2010-02-18
In this volume from Oxford's Inalienable Rights series, Professor Martha Nussbaum argues that social views of disgust have been a primary motivator among those who oppose legal rights and protections for gay and lesbian individuals. She provides detailed analysis of key constitutional cases, and offers up an alternative "politics of humanity."