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Contract Rights And Civil Rights, Davison M. Douglas
Contract Rights And Civil Rights, Davison M. Douglas
Davison M. Douglas
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Book Review Of Make Haste Slowly: Moderates, Conservatives, And School Desegregation In Houston, Davison M. Douglas
Book Review Of Make Haste Slowly: Moderates, Conservatives, And School Desegregation In Houston, Davison M. Douglas
Davison M. Douglas
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Book Review Of But For Birmingham: The Local And National Movements In The Civil Rights Struggle, Davison M. Douglas
Book Review Of But For Birmingham: The Local And National Movements In The Civil Rights Struggle, Davison M. Douglas
Davison M. Douglas
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Book Review Of Race, Law, And American History, 1700-1990, Davison M. Douglas
Book Review Of Race, Law, And American History, 1700-1990, Davison M. Douglas
Davison M. Douglas
No abstract provided.
Fisher V. Texas: The Limits Of Exhaustion And The Future Of Race-Conscious University Admissions, John Powell, Stephen Menendian
Fisher V. Texas: The Limits Of Exhaustion And The Future Of Race-Conscious University Admissions, John Powell, Stephen Menendian
john a. powell
This Article investigates the potential ramifications of Fisher v. Texas and the future of race-conscious university admissions. Although one cannot predict the ultimate significance of the Fisher decision, its brief and pregnant statements of law portends an increasingly perilous course for traditional affirmative action programs. Part I explores the opinions filed in Fisher, with a particular emphasis on Justice Kennedy’s opinion on behalf of the Court. We focus on the ways in which the Fisher decision departs from precedent, proscribes new limits on the use of race in university admissions, and tightens requirements for narrow tailoring. Part II investigates the …