Constitutional Adjudication in the United States as a Means of Advancing the Equal Stature of Men and Women Under the Law

Authors

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Abstract

In this article, the author discusses dissenting opinion in which the Supreme Court held that, under the Constitution's equal protection principle, the Commonwealth of Virginia could not exclude from a public military college. It mentions commitment in the Declaration of Independence to equality and in the Declaration and Bill of Rights to individual liberty. It also mentions Civil War ended slavery, through the addition of the Equal Protection Clause to the Constitution.

Recommended Citation

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader (2022) "Constitutional Adjudication in the United States as a Means of Advancing the Equal Stature of Men and Women Under the Law," Hofstra Law Review: Vol. 50: Iss. 2, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.law.hofstra.edu/hlr/vol50/iss2/3