Animus: A Short Introduction to Bias in the Law

by William D. Araiza

An introduction to the legal concept of unconstitutional bias.

If a town council denies a zoning permit for a group home for intellectually disabled persons because residents don't want "those kinds of people" in the neighborhood, the town's decision is motivated by the public's dislike of a particular group. Constitutional law calls this rationale "animus."

Over the last two decades, the Supreme Court has increasingly turned...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479846031
• ISBN13: 9781479846030
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"