Scientific Evidence and Equal Protection of the Law / / Angelo N Ancheta.
Scientific 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 red...
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