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Circling Back To The Obvious: The Convergence Of Traditional And Reverse Discrimination In Title Vii Proof, Charles A. Sullivan Dec 2004

Circling Back To The Obvious: The Convergence Of Traditional And Reverse Discrimination In Title Vii Proof, Charles A. Sullivan

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Education Law, D. Patrick Lacy Jr., Kathleen S. Mehfoud Nov 2004

Education Law, D. Patrick Lacy Jr., Kathleen S. Mehfoud

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Grutter V. Bollinger: Setting A Path For Diversity At The University Of South Carolina School Of Law, Laurel Rosenberg Apr 2004

Grutter V. Bollinger: Setting A Path For Diversity At The University Of South Carolina School Of Law, Laurel Rosenberg

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.


Connecting The Dots: Grutter, School Desegregation, And Federalism, Wendy Parker Mar 2004

Connecting The Dots: Grutter, School Desegregation, And Federalism, Wendy Parker

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Justice Advanced: Comments On William Nelson's Brown V. Board Of Education And The Jurisprudence Of Legal Realism, Robert J. Cottrol Jan 2004

Justice Advanced: Comments On William Nelson's Brown V. Board Of Education And The Jurisprudence Of Legal Realism, Robert J. Cottrol

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

The Supreme Court’s landmark school desegregation decision in Brown v. Board of Educationbrings us face-to-face with how the world of race, law, caste, and the Supreme Court has changed since that time. Brown has contributed to a view that the courts are perhaps best equipped to handle the difficult issues. Whether that view will prove to be good law or good policy in the long run remains to be seen. Nonetheless, it does reflect the jurisprudential journey that took the Court from its previously indifferent position on minority rights towards that a protector of such rights. The evolution in …


The Future Of Affirmative Action, Wendy B. Scott Jan 2004

The Future Of Affirmative Action, Wendy B. Scott

Journal Articles

The author served as the moderator of a panel at the Symposium entitled Twenty-Five Years: The Future of Affirmative Action. In this Commentary, she reviews articles by Professors Kevin Brown, Leland Ware, and John Valery Mute appearing elsewhere in this Issue.


University Dons And Warrior Chieftains: Two Concepts Of Diversity, Thomas H. Lee Jan 2004

University Dons And Warrior Chieftains: Two Concepts Of Diversity, Thomas H. Lee

Fordham Law Review

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Justice Advanced: Comments On William Nelson’S Brown V. Board Of Education And The Jurisprudence Of Legal Realism, Robert J. Cottrol Jan 2004

Justice Advanced: Comments On William Nelson’S Brown V. Board Of Education And The Jurisprudence Of Legal Realism, Robert J. Cottrol

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

The Supreme Court’s landmark school desegregation decision in Brown v. Board of Education brings us face-to-face with how the world of race, law, caste, and the Supreme Court has changed since that time. Brown has contributed to a view that the courts are perhaps best equipped to handle the difficult issues. Whether that view will prove to be good law or good policy in the long run remains to be seen. Nonetheless, it does reflect the jurisprudential journey that took the Court from its previously indifferent position on minority rights towards that a protector of such rights.

The evolution in …


The Journey From Brown V. Board Of Education To Grutter V. Bollinger: From Racial Assimilation To Diversity, Harry T. Edwards Jan 2004

The Journey From Brown V. Board Of Education To Grutter V. Bollinger: From Racial Assimilation To Diversity, Harry T. Edwards

Michigan Law Review

Fifty years ago, in Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court confronted a precise and straightforward question: "Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other 'tangible' factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities?" The Court's answer was precise and straightforward: "We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs ... are, by reason of the segregation complained of, …