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Angry White Males: The Equal Protection Clause And "Classes Of One", Timothy Zick Oct 2000

Angry White Males: The Equal Protection Clause And "Classes Of One", Timothy Zick

Faculty Publications

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Unequal Before The Law: Men, Women And The Death Penalty, Andrea Shapiro Jan 2000

Unequal Before The Law: Men, Women And The Death Penalty, Andrea Shapiro

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


The First Amendment's Petition Clause As An Alternative Basis For Challenging Voter Initiatives That Burden The Enactment Of Anti-Discrimination Protection For Gays, Lesbians, And Bisexuals, Kevin Francis O'Neill Jan 2000

The First Amendment's Petition Clause As An Alternative Basis For Challenging Voter Initiatives That Burden The Enactment Of Anti-Discrimination Protection For Gays, Lesbians, And Bisexuals, Kevin Francis O'Neill

Cleveland State Law Review

The purpose of my remarks today is to suggest that the First Amendment-specifically, the Petition Clause of the First Amendment provides an alternative basis for vindicating gay, lesbian, and bisexual rights in certain cases. At least in the context of voter initiatives that seek to abolish anti-discrimination protection for sexual orientation, the Petition Clause is a promising alternative to equal protection and substantive due process. My objective here was merely to plant a seed: to identify an alternative basis for vindicating the rights of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals-especially when combatting homophobic voter initiatives like those in Romer and Cincinnati. It's …


Equal Protection, Donna Fiorelli Jan 2000

Equal Protection, Donna Fiorelli

Touro Law Review

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Equal Protection, Michele Molfetta Jan 2000

Equal Protection, Michele Molfetta

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.