{"product_id":"equal-protection-documents-decoded-9781440858048","title":"Equal Protection: Documents Decoded","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Fourteenth Amendment addresses many aspects of American citizenship, including the rights of citizens. The most commonly used--and frequently litigated--phrase in the amendment is \"equal protection of the laws.\" This phrase has figured prominently in a plethora of landmark cases in U.S. history dealing with a variety of issues, including \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e (racial discrimination), \u003ci\u003eRoe v. Wade\u003c\/i\u003e (reproductive rights), \u003ci\u003eBush v. Gore\u003c\/i\u003e (election recounts), \u003ci\u003eReed v. Reed\u003c\/i\u003e (gender discrimination), \u003ci\u003eUniversity of California v. Bakke\u003c\/i\u003e (racial quotas in college admissions), and \u003ci\u003eObergefell v. Hodges\u003c\/i\u003e (gay marriage). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book closely examines the history and development of the Equal Protection Clause and details the many ways in which it has shaped U.S. history. Selections show how the equal protection clause came into being in the post-Civil War era; feature seminal Supreme Court decisions on the nature and extent of applications of the equal protection clause in American life and law through the years; and include documents that consider the impact that the equal protection clause has had and may have on American society in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hudson, David\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440858048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.90d","brand":"David Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32748815024203,"sku":"9781440858048","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_86fa22fb-df1d-45ac-87ab-8258844d544c.jpg?v=1597774129","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/equal-protection-documents-decoded-9781440858048","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}