Appealing for justice
Subtitle: one Colorado lawyer, four decades, and the landmark gay rights case : Romer v. Evans
By: Susan Berry Casey
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Gilpin Park Press LLC
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Denver, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780997698404
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Trials, litigation; History; Judges; Biography; Women lawyers; Homosexuality; Law and legislation; Gays; Legal status, laws; Gay rights; Politics and government; Procès, instances; Avocates; Biographies; Politique et gouvernement; Colorado. Supreme Court; Colorado; United States. Supreme Court; United States; États-Unis. Supreme Court; États-Unis; Constitution (Colorado)
Description: "Jean Dubofsky's trailblazing journey that helped change America. This untold intimate and powerful biography of Jean Dubofsky is our story too. It is a tale of the pain of discrimination and of young revolutionaries out to save the world. This poignant narrative of a time in our country's history breaks our heart and renews our spirit. The Jean Dubofsky story and the drama of Romer v. Evans places Colorado in its rightful place at the center of our country's fight for justice"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-321) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part one. Berlin 1962; title: Stanford University; title: From Betty Crocker to Capitol Hill; title: No ladies need apply; title: The tornado ; Part two. Washington D.C. 1968; title: Confronting slavery; title: Heading West to Colorado; title: The political game; title: The first woman deputy attorney general ; Part three. The witch hunt; title: The first woman justice; title: Storm clouds inside the court; title: The accusation; title: Topeka. Again; title: Professor Dubofsky ; Part four. Equality or hate?; title: A stunning election defeat; title: The battle for gay rights ; Part five. Let the trials begin; title: A risky legal gambit; title: Appealing for justice; title: The Supreme effort; title: Nine justices; title: Waiting for history.