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Civil Rights In The New Decade: The Geography Of Opportunity, Sheryll Cashin
Civil Rights In The New Decade: The Geography Of Opportunity, Sheryll Cashin
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
It is truly an honor and a privilege to have been invited to return to my home state of Alabama to talk about the civil rights agenda in the new decade. Lest you think that I lack the appropriate credentials to speak on this issue, I will tell you that I did go to jail for the cause. At the age of four months, I was taken by my mother, Joan Carpenter Cashin, to a sit-in at a lunch counter in Huntsville, Alabama. When my mother was arrested, she insisted on taking me with her to jail. I am very …
Privatized Communities And The "Secession Of The Successful": Democracy And Fairness Beyond The Gate, Sheryll Cashin
Privatized Communities And The "Secession Of The Successful": Democracy And Fairness Beyond The Gate, Sheryll Cashin
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
In this essay, I will reflect on how common interest developments, and their privatized spaces, are contributing to a broader phenomenon of civic secession, primarily by affluent property owners. In particular, I will analyze the way in which CIDs may affect electoral politics and the allocation of public resources by federal and state government. The chief threat of CIDs is that they exacerbate inequality in America while also exacerbating the challenges of governing. By giving the private property owner a formal context in which to feel justified in her view that she is "doing her part" simply by paying her …
The Future Of District Of Columbia Home Rule, Philip G. Schrag
The Future Of District Of Columbia Home Rule, Philip G. Schrag
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
This article begins by briefly reviewing the recent historical development of home rule. Next, it explores the ways in which the people of the District might obtain a greater voice in the national legislature and more genuine home rule. Finally, it suggests that the District's citizens may have to make a political choice, which they have until now avoided, between seeking gradual improvements in their political rights and pressing strongly for statehood.