{"product_id":"9780813539317","title":"Scientific Evidence and Equal Protection of the Law","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScientific and social scientific evidence has informed judicial decisions and the making of constitutional law for decades, but for much of U.S. history it has also served as a rhetorical device to justify inequality. It is only in recent years that scientific and statistical research has helped redress discrimination—but not without controversy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e            Scientific Evidence and Equal Protection of the Law\u003c\/i\u003e provides unique insights into the judicial process and scientific inquiry by examining major decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, civil rights advocacy, and the nature of science itself. Angelo Ancheta discusses leading equal protection cases such as \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e and recent litigation involving race-related affirmative action, gender inequality, and discrimination based on sexual orientation. He also examines less prominent, but equally compelling cases, including \u003ci\u003eMcCleskey v. Kemp,\u003c\/i\u003e which involved statistical evidence that a state’s death penalty was disproportionately used when victims were white and defendants were black, and \u003ci\u003eCastaneda v. Partida,\u003c\/i\u003e which established key standards of evidence in addressing the exclusion of Latinos from grand jury service. For each case, Ancheta explores the tensions between scientific findings and constitutional values.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129378095344,"sku":"9780813539317","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780813539317_p0.jpg?v=1763745734","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780813539317","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}