Since the time of the abolitionist movement and Civil War, says US legal educator Lively, people have generally associated states' rights with racial discrimination. He argues that the link has suffic
With its blend of accessible writing and actual excepts from Court opinions, this book serves to explain the legal and cultural underpinnings of landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions of the past 35 ye
This volume examines the manner in which constitutional jurisprudence concerning race has originated, developed, and remained unsatisfactory in its response to racial equality and civil rights issues
This needed resource, written specifically for students and general readers, provides accessible discussions of 74 landmark Supreme Court cases that will help students understand the cases and their i
The aura of passivity that has for centuries surrounded female sexuality in popular culture, psychology, and literature has, in recent years, dissipated. And yet fetishism, one of the most intriguing
Contributors argue that hate speech restrictions on college campuses are dangerous and counterproductive. Essays discuss race theory and the First Amendment, racist speech and democracy, regulating ra
At the University of Pennsylvania, a student is reprimanded for calling a group of African-American students water buffalo. Several prominent American law schools now request that professors abstain f
