Appealing For Justice by Susan Berry Casey

Appealing For Justice by Susan Berry Casey

Jean Eberhart Dubofsky came of age when trouble was around every corner, fueled by one grave injustice or another. Appealing For Justice is the story of how this shy, unknown, and unheralded woman found her place at the table again and again, then led the way, broke down barriers and helped shape the direction and flow of history. At almost every step, Jean Dubofsky's story mirrors, reflects, or reveals the depth of the injustice, discrimination, and inequality that lay hidden just beneath the surface of the country we thought ourselves to be.

Jean Dubofsky made history in 1979 when she was the first woman appointed to the Colorado Supreme Court, then made history again in 1996 at the U.S. Supreme Court when she argued and won the landmark gay rights case, Romer v. Evans. Dubofsky's journey from helping to shape and implement the strategy that led to the passage of the 1968 Civil Rights Act, to bringing the first slavery lawsuit since the Civil War, and finally winning at the U.S. Supreme Court is not simply her story, it also is the a story of an entire generation.

Appealing For Justice allows, for the first time, Jean Dubofsky and Romer v. Evans to find their rightful historic place at a critical turning point in the country's unfolding story of equal rights and justice. It is a captivating tale of wild rides, fears and triumph, of hurdles overcome, battles won, and a time in the nation's history that breaks our hearts and renews our spirits.

Casey, Susan Berry: - Susan Casey, PhD, is an activist, author, and respected authority in the field of American politics and government. She served as a top advisor to presidential candidates Sen. Gary Hart, Sen. Bob Kerrey, Sen. John Kerry and Gov. Martin O'Malley, served on the City Council and was a candidate for mayor in Denver. She has taught at the University of Colorado Graduate School of Public Affairs and at Metropolitan State University in Denver, and led an innovative new media project at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Her work has appeared in the Denver Post, the Rocky Mountain News, the Daily Camera, the Boston Globe, the Concord (NH) Monitor and the Huffington Post. Casey is also the author of Appealing for Justice, the story of the landmark gay rights case, Romer v. Evans, and the unknown Colorado lawyer who argued the case before the United States Supreme Court.

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ISBN 13	9780997698404
ISBN 10	0997698403
Title	Appealing For Justice
Author	Susan Berry Casey
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Gilpin Park Press
Year published	2016-09-01
Number of pages	360
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