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Civil Rights and Discrimination

New York Law School

2010

Civil rights

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Introduction: Challenging The School-To-Prison Pipeline, Deborah N. Archer Jan 2010

Introduction: Challenging The School-To-Prison Pipeline, Deborah N. Archer

NYLS Law Review

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Reflections On Substance And Form In The Civil Rights Classroom, Doni Gewirtzman Jan 2010

Reflections On Substance And Form In The Civil Rights Classroom, Doni Gewirtzman

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Legal education typically treats substance and form as unrelated entities -- the same pedagogical structure and tools are used regardless of the nature of the course. This Essay attempts to align the way we teach civil rights law with the nature of the subject matter by exploring three central conflicts that touch on both substance and form: the battle between coercion and freedom, the battle between public and private, and the battle between law and love. It argues that while the form of legal education polarizes each of these divides, the substance of civil rights law takes a more ambiguous …