Women’s Rights Litigation in the 1980s: More of the Same?
Tracey E. George and Lee Epstein

Judicature 74 (April/May): 314-321 (1991)
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Abstract
We examined all 42 gender-based discrimination cases decided by the Supreme Court between the 1981 and 1989 terms, with an eye toward addressing these questions: (1) Which interest groups have been involved; (2) What strategies have they employed; (3) What kinds of external opposition have they faced. We also considered how the answers to these questions relate to the success of women's rights litigators.

keywords: women’s rights litigation, gender discrimination, Supreme Court, interest groups, litigation strategy, women’s rights, amicus curiae, judicial decision-making, constitutional equality