Sex and the Supreme Court: An Analysis of Judicial Support for Gender-based Claims.

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Title: Sex and the Supreme Court: An Analysis of Judicial Support for Gender-based Claims.
Language: English
Authors: O'Connor, Karen, Epstein, Lee
Source: Social Science Quarterly. Jun 1983 64(2):327-331.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 5
Publication Date: 1983
Document Type: Journal Articles
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Descriptors: Court Litigation, Females, Feminism, Justice, Racial Discrimination, Sex Bias, Sex Discrimination, Sex Fairness
Abstract: During the 1970s, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down 68 full opinion decisions involving gender-based claims. As a whole the Court was receptive to these claims. Most justices were more supportive of gender- than of race-based claims. (Author/RM)
Entry Date: 1983
Accession Number: EJ285924
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:During the 1970s, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down 68 full opinion decisions involving gender-based claims. As a whole the Court was receptive to these claims. Most justices were more supportive of gender- than of race-based claims. (Author/RM)