tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post5493239786955292961..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: From Scalia's DissentLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-76659480204961564742015-07-01T11:29:52.227-07:002015-07-01T11:29:52.227-07:00I will ask around - I have various lawyer friends....I will ask around - I have various lawyer friends.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-12440236985150719982015-06-29T08:13:33.044-07:002015-06-29T08:13:33.044-07:00I've read the SC has been relatively reluctant...I've read the SC has been relatively reluctant to make gender a suspect classification, because women aren't a minority. There are (theoretically) political remedies available, so the class is less in need of special protection. That argument seems totally blind to history - the above about the Nineteenth makes the point well. But I don't know anything about how the law looks at that. <br /><br />Is there a good book - for the layperson - about equal protection jurisprudence?Tom DePlontyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04131969835612594121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-37020548866244323972015-06-27T02:32:27.331-07:002015-06-27T02:32:27.331-07:00I'm sure you're correct. The Fifteenth Ame...I'm sure you're correct. The Fifteenth Amendment lists "race, color, or previous condition of servitude" as the criteria for protected status. That Amendment Nineteen was needed before women could vote is a powerful illustration that the interpretation of Amendment Fourteen was much less expansive a century ago than it is now, though it's still not broad enough (yet!) to obviate the need for an Equal Rights Amendment.Chuck Karishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924187320568607731noreply@blogger.com