Appealing For Justice: One Lawyer, Four Decades and the Landmark Gay Rights Case: Romer v. Evans

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.

Author: Susan Berry Casey
Publisher: Gilpin Park Press
Published: 09/01/2016
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780997698404

About the Author
Casey, Susan Berry: - Susan Casey is a 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, and was an elected member of the Denver City Council when the Romer v. Evans decision was handed down. Casey has a PhD in International Affairs, 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 columns have appeared in the Huffington Post, the Denver Post, the Rocky Mountain News, the Boston Globe, the (Boulder) Daily Camera and the Concord (NH) Monitor. It is her second book. She lives in Denver, Colorado.