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The Supreme Court, Guantanamo Bay And Justice Fix-It, Ronald W. Meister Oct 2004

The Supreme Court, Guantanamo Bay And Justice Fix-It, Ronald W. Meister

Cornell Law School Berger International Speaker Papers

In the summer of 2004, the United States Supreme Court ruled on three cases involving individuals detained as "enemy combatants." Given the issues of Presidential power, habeas corpus and individual rights involved, there was a lot of speculation about the historical importance of the decisions. This presentation examines these three decisions and what they teach us about the Supreme Court and government in the 21st century.


Section 3: Civil Rights, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Oct 2004

Section 3: Civil Rights, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

Supreme Court Preview

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How Employment Discrimination Plaintiffs Fare In Federal Court, Kevin M. Clermont, Stewart J. Schwab Jul 2004

How Employment Discrimination Plaintiffs Fare In Federal Court, Kevin M. Clermont, Stewart J. Schwab

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

This article presents the full range of information that the Administrative Office’s data convey on federal employment discrimination litigation. From that information, the authors tell three stories about (1) bringing these claims, (2) their outcome in the district court, and (3) the effect of appeal. Each of these stories is a sad one for employment discrimination plaintiffs: relatively often, the numerous plaintiffs must pursue their claims all the way through trial, which is usually a jury trial; at both pretrial and trial these plaintiffs lose disproportionately often, in all the various types of employment discrimination cases; and employment discrimination litigants …


Human Rights Treaty Drafting Through The Lens Of Mental Disability: The Proposed International Convention On Protection And Promotion Of The Rights And Dignity Of Persons With Disabilities, Aaron A. Dhir Apr 2004

Human Rights Treaty Drafting Through The Lens Of Mental Disability: The Proposed International Convention On Protection And Promotion Of The Rights And Dignity Of Persons With Disabilities, Aaron A. Dhir

Cornell Law School Inter-University Graduate Student Conference Papers

In this piece I explore whether, if established, the proposed International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities will be an effective way to limit abuses of the rights of persons diagnosed with mental disabilities. In Section I, I discuss the failure of international human rights law to effectively address these abuses to date. In Section II, I consider the debate surrounding the need for a disability-specific Convention. In Section III, I argue that in order for the proposed Convention to be effective, and not simply a hollow mechanism, it must reject the …


Correspondence: Letter, March 12, 2004 To Chairperson Phillips, Request To Serve As A Trustee Of The Jessie Ball Dupont Fund, Edna Louise Saffy Mar 2004

Correspondence: Letter, March 12, 2004 To Chairperson Phillips, Request To Serve As A Trustee Of The Jessie Ball Dupont Fund, Edna Louise Saffy

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

A letter from Dr. Saffy to Mary K. Phillips, Chairperson of the Nominating Committee applying to serve as a trustee of the DuPont Fund.


Correspondence: Thank You Note 2/20/04, Planned Parenthood Note Card, Carole Ann Steiger Feb 2004

Correspondence: Thank You Note 2/20/04, Planned Parenthood Note Card, Carole Ann Steiger

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Thank you letter to Dr. Edna L. Saffy.


The Emerging Section 1983 Private Party Defense, Sheldon Nahmod Feb 2004

The Emerging Section 1983 Private Party Defense, Sheldon Nahmod

All Faculty Scholarship

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Resisting Retreat: The Struggle For Equity In Educational Opportunity In The Post-Brown Era, Lia Epperson Jan 2004

Resisting Retreat: The Struggle For Equity In Educational Opportunity In The Post-Brown Era, Lia Epperson

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Bringing In The State: Toward A Constitutional Duty To Protect From Mob Violence, Susan S. Kuo Jan 2004

Bringing In The State: Toward A Constitutional Duty To Protect From Mob Violence, Susan S. Kuo

Faculty Publications

Mob violence can inflict devastating costs. Although typically wrought by private individuals, the incidence of riot as well as extent of riot harm often turn on the adequacy of police preparation and planning. Under the English common law, local governments were responsible for providing riot protection for their denizens. In keeping with the English tradition, early state laws in the United States also provided for communal riot responsibility, and when the states ratified the Fourteenth Amendment, state obligations in the riot context were well-established. Despite the common law underpinnings of the governmental duty to protect citizens from mob violence, however, …


Under The Empirical Radar: An Initial Expressive Law Analysis Of The Ada, Michael Ashley Stein Jan 2004

Under The Empirical Radar: An Initial Expressive Law Analysis Of The Ada, Michael Ashley Stein

Faculty Publications

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The Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 - Progeny Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Robert Dinerstein Jan 2004

The Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 - Progeny Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Robert Dinerstein

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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