Congress and the Politics of Emerging Rights

by Campbell, Colton C.; Stack, John F., Jr.; Ivers, Gregg; Kaib, David; O'Brien, David M.; Rae, Nicol C.; Regan, Priscilla M.; Salokar, Rebecca Mae; Stack, John F., Jr.; Volcansek, Mary L.

• ISBN13: 9780742516472
• ISBN10: 0742516474
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-04
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Congress and the Politics of Emerging Rights explores the various dimensions of emerging rights from congressional and judicial perspectives, illustrating both personal and institutional challenges, especially under conditions of divided government and increased levels of partisanship. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

List of Tables	ix
Introduction	1	(10)
Colton C. Campbell
John F. Stack, Jr.
Part One Evolving Socioeconomic Rights
Congressional Power to Establish and Enforce Social Rights after United States v. Morrison: Limits and Possibilities	11	(16)
Gregg Ivers
David Kaib
Ironies and Unanticipated Consequences of Legislation: Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and Sexual Harassment	27	(18)
David M. O'Brien
Part Two Expanding Privacy at Work and at Home
From Privacy Rights to Privacy Protection: Congressional Formulation of Online Privacy Policy	45	(20)
Priscilla M. Regan
A Right too Far? The Congressional Politics of DOMA and ENDA	65	(20)
Nicol C. Rae
Part Three Institutional Rights and Change
The Emerging Rights of States: Revitalized Federalism	85	(20)
John F. Stack, Jr.
Colton C. Campbell
Representing Congress: Protecting Institutional and Individual Members' Rights in Court	105	(26)
Rebecca Mae Salokar
Part Four Comparative Rights
Rights in America through a Comparative Lens	131	(16)
Mary L. Volcansek
The United States Constitution	147	(20)
References	167	(16)
Index	183	(12)
About the Contributors	195