The U.S. Supreme Court and Racial Minorities

Leslie F. Goldstein

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Abstract: The U.S. Supreme Court and Racial Minorities offers an in-depth, chronologically arranged look at the record of the U.S. Supreme Court on racial minorities over the course of its first two centuries. It does not pose the anachronistic standard, “Did the Supreme Court get it right?” but rather, “How did the Supreme Court compare to other branches of the federal government at the time?” Have these Justices, prevented against removal from office by discontented voters (in contrast to the President and the members of Congress), done any better than the elected branches of government at protecting racial minorities in America?

Keywords: Law - Academic; Politics and Public Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
ISBN: 9781786438829
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Minority rights up through the Marshall Court, 1789–1835 , pp 8-51

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Ch 2 Minority rights in the Taney years, 1836–64 , pp 52-83

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Ch 3 Civil War and Reconstruction , pp 84-117

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Ch 4 After Reconstruction , pp 118-188

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Ch 5 The White and Taft Courts, 1911–30 , pp 189-242

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Ch 6 A new “racial” minority: Hispanics, 1800–1992 , pp 243-303

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Ch 7 Branch variation in rights leadership, 1930–late twentieth century , pp 304-370

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Ch 8 Overview and conclusions , pp 371-400

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