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Beyond Backlash: Legal History, Polarization, And Roe V. Wade, Mary Ziegler Apr 2014

Beyond Backlash: Legal History, Polarization, And Roe V. Wade, Mary Ziegler

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On its fortieth anniversary, Roe v. Wade serves as the most prominent example of the damage judicial review can do to the larger society. Scholars from across the ideological spectrum have related how Roe helped to entrench the ideological positions held by those on either side of the abortion issue, precluding any form of productive compromise. This criticism, which the Article calls the “beyond backlash” argument, has profound legal consequences, serving as both a justification for overruling Roe and as a case study of the benefits of varying interpretive methods.

This Article reevaluates the beyond backlash claim through a careful …


Child Support: The Double Standard, Karen Colby Weiner Oct 1978

Child Support: The Double Standard, Karen Colby Weiner

Florida State University Law Review

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One Small Word: Sexual Equality Through The State Constitution, Ruth L. Gokel Jul 1978

One Small Word: Sexual Equality Through The State Constitution, Ruth L. Gokel

Florida State University Law Review

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Weinberger V. Wiesenfeld, 95 S. Ct. 1225 (1975), Barbara Cozad Biddle Jul 1975

Weinberger V. Wiesenfeld, 95 S. Ct. 1225 (1975), Barbara Cozad Biddle

Florida State University Law Review

Constitutional Law- EQUAL PROTECTION- DENYING SOCIAL SECURITY "MOTHER'S INSURANCE BENEFITS" TO FATHERS VIOLATES EQUAL PROTECTION COMPONENT OF FIFTH AMENDMENT DUE PROCESS CLAUSE.