Constitutional amendments (Detroit, Mich.)

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Speech in the House of Representatives opposing adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment / Andrew Rogers -- Call for the House of Representatives to vote on the Fourteenth Amendment / Thaddeus Stevens -- Speech in the House of Representatives in praise of the Fourteenth Amendment / Jehu Baker -- New York Times editorial following ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment / New York Times -- Speech in the House of Representatives opposing enforcement of the Fourteenth Amendment / William S. Holman -- Speech in the House of Representatives opposing enforcement of the Fourteenth Amendment / William S. Holman -- Speech in the Senate favoring enforcement of the Fourteenth Amendment / Henry Wilson -- The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits laws that are discriminatory in effect / Stanley Matthews -- Racial segregation in public accommodations is not unconstitutional / Henry Billings Brown -- Under the constitution racial segregation cannot be tolerated / John Marshall Harlan -- Racial segregation in public education is unconstitutional / Earl Warren -- Race cannot be used as a basis for school admission, even to achieve diversity / John Roberts -- Affirmative action in school integration does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment / Stephen Breyer -- Laws that discriminate on the basis of gender are unconstitutional / Warren Burger -- Children of illegal immigrants are entitled to free schooling / William J. Brennan -- Congress, not the courts, is responsible for policies regarding illegal immigrants / Warren Burger -- Laws that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation are unconstitutional / Anthony Kennedy -- The constitution does not require preferential treatment for gays / Antonin Scalia -- The Supreme Court's rulings on equal protection have been inconsistent / Geoffrey R. Stone -- Banning of same-sex marriage will someday be ruled unconstitutional / Kermit Roosevelt -- A constitutional amendment should be adopted to ban same-sex marriage / Richard Land -- The federal hate crimes bill would violate the concept of equal protection / Robert H. Knight -- Hate-crime laws are necessary because not all citizens are yet equal / Mel Seezholtz -- A woman is entitled to equal protection when she did not consent to pregnancy / Eileen McDonagh -- An unborn child is entitled to equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment / Charles I. Lugosi

Presents the Fourteenth Amendment in a historical context, examining how it has been tested in the courts and present current controversies and debates