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This book examines the Obama and Trump administrations¿ stance on transgender rights policies, contrasting the Obama administration¿s efforts to expand equal rights for the transgender community, with the Trump administration¿s determination to reverse the Obama-era initiatives.

This book examines the Obama and Trump administrations¿ stance on transgender rights policies, contrasting the Obama administration¿s efforts to expand equal rights for the transgender community, with the Trump administration¿s determination to reverse the Obama-era initiatives.

Focusing on a class action lawsuit against the Illinois child welfare system (B.H. v Johnson), Pitiful Plaintiffs examines the role of the federal courts in the child welfare policymaking process and the extent to which litigation can achieve the goal of reforming child welfare systems.

Explores how government institutions affect the legal status of women. This fully revised edition traces the evolving legal parameters of gender equality from early court rulings through the most recent legislation and judicial decisions. It also examines the broader political context within which judicial decisions have been made. Giving thorough attention to a range of issues this provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationships among ...

In this book, Susan Gluck Mezey examines LGBT policymaking over the last several decades, highlighting advances in LGBT rights as well as formidable challenges that still confront the LGBT community. With an emphasis on courts, she traces developments in the struggles for LGBT rights in the United States and abroad.

In this book, Susan Gluck Mezey examines LGBT policymaking over the last several decades, highlighting advances in LGBT rights as well as formidable challenges that still confront the LGBT community. With an emphasis on courts, she traces developments in the struggles for LGBT rights in the United States and abroad.

This book examines the role of the federal courts in policymaking for children. Believing that the federal courts are uniquely situated to provide relief to the less powerful in society, Mezey assess the judiciary's response to the demands for children's rights and benefits across a number of policy areas and a range of statutory and constitutional issues.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 was intended to send a clear message to society that discrimination on the basis of disability is unacceptable. Mezey argues that the act has not fulfilled its potential because of the judiciary's "disabling interpretations" in adjudicating ADA claims.

In Queers in Court, Susan Gluck Mezey examines the contemporary battle for gay and lesbian rights in the United States, tracing the evolution of issues from same sex marriage and privacy rights to military service and employment discrimination. By combining analyses of nearly three hundred cases from both federal and state courts with detailed explorations of the paths these issues have taken through legislative and executive bodies, she provi...

In Queers in Court, Susan Gluck Mezey examines the contemporary battle for gay and lesbian rights in the United States, tracing the evolution of issues from same sex marriage and privacy rights to military service and employment discrimination. By combining analyses of nearly three hundred cases from both federal and state courts with detailed explorations of the paths these issues have taken through legislative and executive bodies, she provi...

Susan Gluck Mezey's newest book, Gay Families and the Courts, is a compelling examination of the role of the state and federal courts in furthering the goals of the gay and lesbian community. Unlike Mezey's earlier book, Queers in Court, this book evaluates the extent to which litigation is effective in advancing equal rights for gay families_families in which at least one member is gay_as they seek to expand their opportunities and battle dis...

This book makes a unique contribution to the study of gay rights politics by assessing the laws and policies governing the rights of gay children and gay families. The focus of the analysis will be on decision-making by state and lower federal courts_the very courts where the bulk of these questions are likely to be resolved.