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A Reluctant Apology For Plessy: A Response To Akhil Amar, Barry P. Mcdonald Aug 2012

A Reluctant Apology For Plessy: A Response To Akhil Amar, Barry P. Mcdonald

Pepperdine Law Review

A response to the article "Plessy v. Ferguson and the Anti-Canon," by Akhil Amar, published in the November 2011 issue of the "Pepperdine Law Review," is presented. Topics include an examination of Justice Henry Billings Brown's decision in the case, the constitutionality of segregating U.S. citizens by race, and the impact of public opinion on U.S. Supreme Court decisions.


Plessy V. Ferguson And The Anti-Canon, Akhil Reed Amar Aug 2012

Plessy V. Ferguson And The Anti-Canon, Akhil Reed Amar

Pepperdine Law Review

The article focuses on the U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, which dealt with the constitutionality of racial segregation in the U.S. Topics include the application of precedent in controversial U.S. Supreme Court cases, when the U.S. Constitution can overrule a court decision, and dissenting judicial opinions.


Beautifully Powerful: A Latcrit Reflection On Coming To An Epistemological Consciousness And The Power Of Testimonio, Lindsay Pérez Huber Jan 2010

Beautifully Powerful: A Latcrit Reflection On Coming To An Epistemological Consciousness And The Power Of Testimonio, Lindsay Pérez Huber

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


The Latcrit Task Force Recommendations: Findings And Recommendations Of A Self-Study Of The Latcrit Board, 2009., Marc-Tizoc González, Yanira Reyes, Belkys Torres, Charles R. Venator-Santiago Jan 2010

The Latcrit Task Force Recommendations: Findings And Recommendations Of A Self-Study Of The Latcrit Board, 2009., Marc-Tizoc González, Yanira Reyes, Belkys Torres, Charles R. Venator-Santiago

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Plessy V. Ferguson – 100 Years Later, Hon. John Minor Wisdom Jan 1996

Plessy V. Ferguson – 100 Years Later, Hon. John Minor Wisdom

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.