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Privacy, Paul Marcus

Faculty Publications

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The Numbers Game - The Use And Misuse Of Statistics In Civil Rights Litigation, Marcy M. Hallock

Villanova Law Review

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Primary And Secondary Characteristics In Discrimination Cases, Richard Marshall Abrams

Villanova Law Review

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Chapters Of The Civil Jury, Doug R. Rendleman

Faculty Publications

The civil jury, though constitutionally protected by the seventh amendment, has remained a controversial institution throughout much of Anglo-American legal history. Our romantic ideals are questioned by critics who view the civil jury as prejudiced and unpredictable; proponents note the sense of fairness and "earthy wisdom" gained by community participation in the legal process. This debate surfaces in the process of accommodation between certain substantive goals of the law and the pre-verdict and post-verdict procedural devices courts have employed to control the jury. In this article, Professor Rendleman examines this conflict in his three "chapters" involving racially motivated discharges of …

The Duty To Decide Vs. The Daedalian Doctrine Of Abstention, Harlan S. Abrahams, Brian E. Mattis

Seattle University Law Review

It is the thesis of this article that the growing trend in the federal courts to refuse to exercise their assigned jurisdiction violates the doctrine of the separation of powers, and that the federal judiciary's excuses for refusing to perform their tasks do not pass constitutional muster. Specifically, this article will demonstrate that those excuses either do not rise to a level of constitutional concern sufficient to justify the trend or are based on a perversion of the admittedly constitutional concept of federalism, a concept affording the individual citizen a structural protection against arbitrary government in additionto the structural protection …

Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records - Accession 81, Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition

Manuscript Collection

The Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records consist of correspondence, memoranda, flyers, newsletters, reports, newspaper clippings, mailing lists and financial records concerning the drive for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in South Carolina. The ERA was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women.

Abortion Interest Movement Of South Carolina Records - Accession 67, Abortion Movement Of South Carolina

Manuscript Collection

The Abortion Interest Movement of South Carolina Records consist of correspondence, speeches, brochures, pamphlets, studies, newspaper clippings, and other records concerning abortion reform not only in South Carolina but in other states. The collection offers a good source of information on the movement to repeal abortion laws not only in South Carolina but also in other parts of the United States and in Europe. The Abortion Interest Movement (AIM) was organized in March, 1969 and developed as an extension of the People for Abortion Reform/Repeal. Its purpose is “to educate the citizens of South Carolina about the need for modern …

International Brotherhood Of Teamsters V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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Burton V. Cascade School District: Failure To Recognize The Need For A Right To Reinstatement Following An Unconstitutional Teacher Dismissal

William & Mary Law Review

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Appropriate Defenses To Damage Actions For Discrimination Under Sections 1981 And 1982

William & Mary Law Review

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Recent Developments, Various Editors

Villanova Law Review

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An Examination Of Congressional Powers Under Section 5 Of The 14th Amendment, Gene R. Nichol Jr.

Faculty Publications

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Sex Discrimination In Athletics, Joan Ruth Kutner

Villanova Law Review

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Recent Developments, Various Editors

Villanova Law Review

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Robert Lawrence Mcfadden Papers - Accession 58, Robert Lawrence Mcfadden

Manuscript Collection

The Robert Lawrence McFadden Papers consist of minutes, correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and financial records, relating to a wide range of topics and organizations, both at the state and York County level; including the York County Nature Museum, alcohol and drug abuse, the Catawba Regional Planning Council, the death penalty, public education, social services, Winthrop College and York Technical College, Catawba, South Carolina, Clover, South Carolina, Congaree Swamp, consumer protections, health care, Henry’s Knob, insurance, Jaycee Boys Home, judicial reform, dairy industry, Gov. John C. West, taxes, York County landfills, South Carolina wildlife, Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), Fort Mill, transportation, …

Constitutional Law - Civil Rights - Discrimination Against Blacks In Admissions To Private Schools Violates The Right To Contract Guaranteed By Section 1981, Susan M. Denbo

Villanova Law Review

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The Frontiers Of The Federal Mandamus Statute, Bruce Comly French

Villanova Law Review

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Marion Allan Wright Papers - Accession 48, Marion Allan Wright

Manuscript Collection

The Marion Allan Wright Papers consist mainly of speeches relating to civil rights, civil liberties, the role of libraries in society, and capital punishment, but also included are autobiographical writings, articles, correspondence, and biographical data concerning the civil rights movement.

Sara Vandiver Liverance Papers - Accession 65, Sara Vandiver Liverance

Manuscript Collection

The Sara Vandiver Liverance Papers include correspondence, memoranda, minutes, program notes, newspaper clippings, legislative bills and publications, concerning Mrs. Liverance’s efforts as legislative chairwoman to the S.C. Council for the Common Good, to get jury service for women in S.C., and in trying to improve nursing care in the state. While the collection extends from 1954 to 1981, most of the material is for the period from 1966 to 1973.

Rock Hill Council On Human Relations Records - Accession 47, Council On Human Relations, Rock Hill

Manuscript Collection

The Rock Hill Council on Human Relations Records consists of minutes, reports, correspondence, program notes, newsletters, membership lists, and other records of a body organized in 1954 by the Rock Hill City Council to further communication between the city’s African- Americans and whites. The collection includes material relating to the South Carolina Council on Human Relations with which the Rock Hill Council was affiliated, American Friends Services committee, Southern Regional Council, and a black & white 16mm film pertaining to the origin and early development of the Council. Correspondents include Alice Spearman Wright, civil rights activist and former executive secretary …

Washington V. Davis, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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Drew Municipal Separate School District V. Andrews, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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A Guide To Pennsylvania Delinquency Law, Leonard Packel

Villanova Law Review

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Civil Rights - State Executive Officials Afforded Qualified Immunity From Liability In Suits Maintained Under Section 1983, Steven E. Bernstein

Villanova Law Review

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Federal And State Services And The Maine Indian : A Report, United States Commission On Civil Rights. Maine Advisory Committee

Maine Collection

Federal and State Services and the Maine Indian : A Report.

"A report of the Maine Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights prepared for the information and consideration of the Commission. This report will be considered by the Commission, and the Commission will make public its reaction. In the meantime, the findings and recommendations of this report should not be attributed to the Commission, but only to the Maine Advisory Committee. December 1974."

Albemarle Paper Co. V. Moody, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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Russell Means Schedules Talk To Students On Saturday Nite, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Russell Means, leader of last year's occupation of Wounded Knee, S.D., will deliver a lecture at the University of Maine at Orono at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 16 [1974] in 137 Bennett Hall.

Constitutional Law - Mental Health - A Patient Involuntary Civilly Committed To A State Mental Hospital Has A Constitutional Right To Treatment, Brian S. North

Villanova Law Review

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Schlesinger V. Reservists Committee, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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Saxbe V. Washington Post, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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