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Revisiting Parents Involved V. Seattle School District: Race Consciousness And The Government-Speech Doctrine, Joseph O. Oluwole
Revisiting Parents Involved V. Seattle School District: Race Consciousness And The Government-Speech Doctrine, Joseph O. Oluwole
Golden Gate University Law Review
Professor William M. Carter, Jr.’s trailblazing work, Affirmative Action As Government Speech, first examined the relationship between government speech and race-conscious measures. According to Professor Carter, the United States Supreme Court “has come to view race-conscious government action as a form of prohibited government speech.” This Article takes a different approach from that of Professor Carter; specifically, the Article reviews the majority, dissenting, and concurring opinions in the Parents Involved case for language indicating the Justices’ parameters for viewing voluntary race-conscious measures as government speech. This is important, given that Parents Involved is the landmark Supreme Court decision on …
The Erosion Of Affirmative Action: The Fifth Circuit Contradicts The Supreme Court On The Issue Of Diversity, Emily V. Pastorius
The Erosion Of Affirmative Action: The Fifth Circuit Contradicts The Supreme Court On The Issue Of Diversity, Emily V. Pastorius
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Comment will begin by examining the facts and procedural history of the Hopwood case. It will discuss background information relevant to understanding affirmative action and the precedent used by the Fifth Circuit, most notably the Bakke decision. This Comment will also examine the application of affirmative action in higher education admissions policies. It will evaluate the Fifth Circuit's reasoning for contradicting Bakke when the Fifth Circuit concluded that racial considerations are impermissible in admission plans in higher education. Finally, this Comment proposes that the Fifth Circuit was hasty in rendering its conclusion.
Affirmative Action And The California Civil Wrongs Initiative, Eva Jefferson Paterson
Affirmative Action And The California Civil Wrongs Initiative, Eva Jefferson Paterson
Golden Gate University Law Review
No abstract provided.
What Would Be The Impact Of Eliminating Affirmative Action?, Erwin Chermerinsky
What Would Be The Impact Of Eliminating Affirmative Action?, Erwin Chermerinsky
Golden Gate University Law Review
This afternoon I want to discuss what would be the impact of eliminating affirmative action. To do this, I want to focus on what I see as the myths of affirmative action and then the realities of affirmative action. I believe that the popular discussion of this important and divisive topic is very much distorted by certain myths. I would identify for you three myths of affirmative action.
Eldredge V. Carpenters' 46 Northern California Counties Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee: The Ninth Circuit Finally Hammers The Carpenters' Union With An Affirmative Action Plan, Unaloto-Ki-Vahanoa Halamehi Aholelei-Aonga
Eldredge V. Carpenters' 46 Northern California Counties Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee: The Ninth Circuit Finally Hammers The Carpenters' Union With An Affirmative Action Plan, Unaloto-Ki-Vahanoa Halamehi Aholelei-Aonga
Golden Gate University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Defining The Parameters Of Permissible State And Local Affirmative Action Programs, Janice R. Franke
Defining The Parameters Of Permissible State And Local Affirmative Action Programs, Janice R. Franke
Golden Gate University Law Review
In the 1989 case of Richmond v. Croson, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision which has had a tremendous impact on subsequent judicial evaluations of other public sector affirmative action efforts, and hence also on the adoption and structuring of state and local affirmative action programs. One significant factor about the Croson decision was that it was the first time a majority of the Court set strict scrutiny as the standard of review for assessing the constitutionality of state and local race-based affirmative action endeavors. Despite this agreement as to the proper standard of review, however, there was …
Constitutional Law, Christopher Windle
Constitutional Law, Christopher Windle
Golden Gate University Law Review
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Johnson V. Santa Clara County Transportation Agency: Affirmative Action Expanded Under Title Vii, Theresa Marks
Johnson V. Santa Clara County Transportation Agency: Affirmative Action Expanded Under Title Vii, Theresa Marks
Golden Gate University Law Review
This note discusses the guidelines established in Johnson. It will suggest that under the Johnson standards, general societal discrimination may provide a sufficient basis for imposing voluntary, sexually classified remedies under Title VII It will further suggest that voluntary affirmative action in response to general societal discrimination is consistent with the United States Supreme Court's interpretation of Congress's intent in enacting Title VII Finally, this note will evaluate the potential benefit the Johnson decision brings to women's rights as well as noting the problems presented by the Court's failure to clearly delineate appropriate standards for affirmative action.
An Agenda For Women Lawyers: Pandora's Box, Ann Fagan Ginger
An Agenda For Women Lawyers: Pandora's Box, Ann Fagan Ginger
Golden Gate University Law Review
No abstract provided.