Sex Discrimination and the United States Supreme Court : Developments in the Law.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judge-made law.

Constitutional law.

Discrimination in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (21 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses recent sex discrimination decisions of the Supreme Court, focusing on legal challenges involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, regarding issues of disparate treatment and impact, pregnancy discrimination, and various forms of sexual harassment. Examines cases involving Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 regarding discrimination in schools, and the equal protection guarantees of the Fourteenth and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Sex Discrimination and the United States Supreme Court

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