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Civil Rights Ecosystems, Joanna C. Schwartz Jun 2020

Civil Rights Ecosystems, Joanna C. Schwartz

Michigan Law Review

The Philadelphia and Houston Police Departments are similarly sized, but over a recent two-year period, ten times more civil rights suits were filed against Philadelphia and its officers than were filed against Houston and its officers. Plaintiffs in cases brought against Philadelphia and its officers were awarded one hundred times more in settlements and judgments. What accounts for these differences? Although the frequency and severity of misconduct and injury may play some role, I contend that the volume and outcome of civil rights litigation against any given jurisdiction should be understood as a product of what I call its civil …


Brutality In Blue: Community, Authority, And The Elusive Promise Of Police Reform, Debra Ann Livingston May 1994

Brutality In Blue: Community, Authority, And The Elusive Promise Of Police Reform, Debra Ann Livingston

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Above the Law: Police and the Excessive Use of Force by Jerome H. Skolnick and James J. Fyfe


Protection Of Civil Rights: A Constitutional Mandate For The Federal Government, Julius Chambers May 1989

Protection Of Civil Rights: A Constitutional Mandate For The Federal Government, Julius Chambers

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Federal Law and Southern Order: Racial Violence and Constitutional Conflict in the Post-Brown South by Michal Belknap


The Sedition Of Free Speech, Lee C. Bollinger Mar 1983

The Sedition Of Free Speech, Lee C. Bollinger

Michigan Law Review

A Review of When Government Speaks: Politics, Law, and Government Expression in America by Mark G. Yudof


Fortas: Concerning Dissent And Civil Disobedience, Terrance Sandalow, Michael E. Tigar Jan 1969

Fortas: Concerning Dissent And Civil Disobedience, Terrance Sandalow, Michael E. Tigar

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Concerning Dissent and Civil Disobedience by Abe Fortas


Constitutional Law - Executive Powers - Use Of Troops To Enforce Federal Laws, Robert H. Elliott Jr., S.Ed., Richard I. Singer S.Ed. Dec 1957

Constitutional Law - Executive Powers - Use Of Troops To Enforce Federal Laws, Robert H. Elliott Jr., S.Ed., Richard I. Singer S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

The recent use of federal troops in Little Rock, Arkansas to enforce the order of a federal district court requiring school integration has occasioned widespread controversy throughout the nation. It is the purpose of this comment to examine the constitutionality of such action and to consider its broader implications with respect to federal-state and congressional-executive relationships.


Chafee, Jr.: The Blessings Of Liberty, Nathaniel Nathanson Jan 1957

Chafee, Jr.: The Blessings Of Liberty, Nathaniel Nathanson

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Blessings of Liberty. By Zechariah Chafee, Jr.