TY - BOOK AU - McWhirter,Darien A. TI - Equal protection T2 - Exploring the Constitution series SN - 0897748557 AV - KF4764.A7 M33 1995 U1 - 342.73/085347.30285 20 PY - 1995/// CY - Phoenix, Ariz. PB - Oryx Press KW - Equality before the law KW - United States KW - Cases KW - fast KW - Trials, litigation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157) and index; Introduction -- Race, rationality, and the Supreme Court -- Education and racial integration -- Affirmative Action -- Congress and racial integration -- Sex discrimination -- Urban residence and poverty -- Equal protection today N2 - This book discusses the major equal protection issues that the Supreme Court has addressed. In addition to excerpts of the actual texts of some of the most important Supreme Court decisions in this area, this book provides discussions that place those decisions into their historical context ER -