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Retroactive Application Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1991 To Pending Cases, Michele A. Estrin
Retroactive Application Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1991 To Pending Cases, Michele A. Estrin
Michigan Law Review
This Note addresses the applicability of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 to cases pending on the Act's date of enactment. Part I discusses current Supreme Court doctrine on the issue. This Part finds that the Court has endorsed two conflicting views on retroactively applying statutes to pending cases and that the lower federal courts consequently lack a principled framework for dealing with retroactivity issues in the 1991 Act. Part II describes the battle over the Civil Rights Acts of 1990 and 1991 and the subsequent confusion over the enacted statute's reach. This Part finds that Congress provided conflicting textual …
Do Courts Matter?, Stephen L. Carter
Do Courts Matter?, Stephen L. Carter
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The Hollow Hope: Ca Courts Bring About Social Change? by Gerald N. Rosenberg
The Federal Courts In The Political Order: Judicial Jurisdiction And American Political Theory, James Hopenfeld
The Federal Courts In The Political Order: Judicial Jurisdiction And American Political Theory, James Hopenfeld
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The Federal Courts in the Political Order: Judicial Jurisdiction and American Political Theory by Martin H. Redish