The Congressional Black Caucus, Minority Voting Rights, and the U.S. Supreme Court

Christina Rivers (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

248 Seiten

2012
The University of Michigan Press (Verlag)
978-0-472-11810-6 (ISBN)

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Both the U.S. Supreme Court and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) claim to advocate minority political interests, yet they disagree over the intent and scope of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), as well as the interpretation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. Whereas the Court promotes color-blind policies, the CBC advocates race-based remedies. Setting this debate in the context of the history of black political thought, Rivers examines a series of high-profile districting cases, from Rodgers v. Lodge (1982) through NAMUDNO v. Holder (2009). She evaluates the competing approaches to racial equality and concludes, surprisingly, that an originalist, race-conscious interpretation of the 14th Amendment, along with a revised states' rights position regarding electoral districting, may better serve minority political interests.

Christina R. Rivers is Associate Professor of Political Science at DePaul University.

Zusatzinfo	2 maps, 3 tables
Verlagsort	Ann Arbor
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	496 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-472-11810-2 / 0472118102
ISBN-13	978-0-472-11810-6 / 9780472118106
Zustand	Neuware