Judiciary, Discrimination Law and Statutory Interpretation

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In 1856, the US Supreme Court denied Dred Scott, now free of slavery, his Constitutional rights, solely because he was black. According to the Court, when the Constitution was drafted, some 60 years earlier, its authors would not have intended that ‘a subordinate and inferior class of beings’ qualified as citizens of the United States. Thus, the meaning of language drafted over half a century befo...

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In 1856, the US Supreme Court denied Dred Scott, now free of slavery, his Constitutional rights, solely because he was black. According to the Court, when the Constitution was drafted, some 60 years earlier, its authors would not have intended that ‘a subordinate and inferior class of beings’ qualified as citizens of the United States. Thus, the meaning of language drafted over half a century befo...

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  • Formats: epub
  • ISBN: 9780429834790
  • Publication Date: 30 Aug 2018
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • Product language: English
  • Drm Setting: DRM