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The Old and New Civil Rights

Recent
United States Supreme Court cases weighing equal protection for voting rights
and same sex marriage have given us an opportunity to examine how the Supreme
Court's interpretation of the equal protection clause is changing. Political
Scientist Julie Strauss provides a fascinating review of the issues and
discussion about how this Constitutional tenet is being applied to current
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