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Rethinking Equality And Difference: Disability Discrimination In Public Transportation, Martha T. Mccluskey
Rethinking Equality And Difference: Disability Discrimination In Public Transportation, Martha T. Mccluskey
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Legislative Enforcement Of Equal Protection, Stephen F. Ross
Legislative Enforcement Of Equal Protection, Stephen F. Ross
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This Article explores the legislative role in enforcing the constitutional guarantee to equal protection. Part I describes the underenforcement principle that explains the restrictive judicial exercise of authority in constitutional matters. The Article then focuses on Congress' role in examining issues relating to the constitutional guarantee of equal protection that the courts have chosen to underenforce. Part II analyzes relevant constitutional provisions that may empower or limit congressional actions. Part III considers ways in which Congress can address state violations of equal protection through directives to the judiciary and through the legislative process. Part IV details how both federal and …