Decisions and Dissents of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Produktbeschreibung

The trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her own words. Her most essential writings on gender equality and women's rights, reproductive health care, and voting and civil rights, now available in a short, accessible volume as part of the new Penguin Liberty series.

A Penguin Classic

Penguin Liberty is a newly curated series of classic historical, political and legal classic texts relevant to constitutional rights. This collection includes key concurrences, dissents, and selected writings by Justice Ginsburg that address gender equality and women's rights, reproductive health care, and voting and civil rights. The volume includes Justice Ginsburg's landmark Supreme Court opinions for cases including Bush v. Gore (2000), Lily Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (2007), Shelby County v. Holder (2013), Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2014), and more. Each Penguin Liberty volume will feature a series introduction and volume introduction by series editor Corey Brettschneider. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Introduction by Corey Brettschneider

Introduction by Corey Brettschneider

A Note on the Text

DECISIONS AND DISSENTS OF JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG

Part I: Gender Equality and Womenâ€Ös Rights
Brief for the Appellant in Reed v. Reed (1970)
Brief Amicus Curiae on Behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union in Craig v.
Boren (1976)
Majority Opinion in United States v. Virginia (1996)
Dissenting Opinion in Lilly Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Inc.
(2007)

Part II: Reproductive Freedom
Brief for the Petitioner in Struck v. Secretary of Defense (1972)
Dissenting Opinion in Gonzales v. Carhart (2007)
Dissenting Opinion in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (2014)
Concurring Opinion in Whole Womanâ€Ös Health v. Hellerstedt (2016)

Part III: Voting and Civil Rights
Dissenting Opinion in Adarand Constructors v. Peña (1995)
Majority Opinion in Olmstead v. L.C. (1999)
Dissenting Opinion in Bush v. Gore (2000)
Dissenting Opinion in Ricci v. DeStefano (2009)
Dissenting Opinion in Shelby County v. Holder (2013)

Unabridged Source Materials 

Autoreninfo

Series Editor: Corey Brettschneider