{"product_id":"the-congressional-black-caucus-minority-christina-rivers-9780472035823","title":"The Congressional Black Caucus, Minority Voting Rights, and the U.S. Supreme Court","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoth the U.S. Supreme Court and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) claim to advocate minority political interests, yet they disagree over the intent and scope of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), as well as the interpretation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. Whereas the Court promotes color-blind policies, the CBC advocates race-based remedies. Setting this debate in the context of the history of black political thought, Rivers examines a series of high-profile districting cases, from \u003ci\u003eRodgers v. Lodge\u003c\/i\u003e (1982) through \u003ci\u003eNAMUDNO v. Holder\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). She evaluates the competing approaches to racial equality and concludes, surprisingly, that an originalist, race-conscious interpretation of the 14th Amendment, along with a revised states' rights position regarding electoral districting, may better serve minority political interests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina Rivers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472035827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472035823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Christina Rivers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919895265535,"sku":"9780472035823","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_24fe18d0-9be3-4723-bf5a-2f89f936c042.jpg?v=1680812500","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-congressional-black-caucus-minority-christina-rivers-9780472035823","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}