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Some Post-Bakke-And-Weber Reflections On "Reverse Discrimination", Henry J. Abraham
Some Post-Bakke-And-Weber Reflections On "Reverse Discrimination", Henry J. Abraham
University of Richmond Law Review
So much has been said, written, and emoted concerning the subject of "reverse discrimination" that it represents a veritably frustrating experience to endeavor to come to grips with it in a nonredundant, non-banal, non-breast-beating manner. The difficulty is compounded by the all-too pervasive substitution of passion for reason on the wrenching issue-one that, admittedly, invites passion. Indeed, passion informed not an insignificant number of the record filings of the 120 briefs amicii curiae in the first central "reverse discrimination" case of Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, in which oral argument was presented to the Supreme Court of …
Broadening Access To The Courts And Clarifying Judicial Standards: Sex Discrimination Cases In The 1978-1979 Supreme Court Term, Janice M. Hamilton, Janine S. Hiller, Joyce Ann Naumann, Barbara H. Vann
Broadening Access To The Courts And Clarifying Judicial Standards: Sex Discrimination Cases In The 1978-1979 Supreme Court Term, Janice M. Hamilton, Janine S. Hiller, Joyce Ann Naumann, Barbara H. Vann
University of Richmond Law Review
During the 1978-79 Term of the Supreme Court, sex discrimination continued to be an area of active judicial concern, with the Court deciding eight cases alleging unlawful sex discrimination. The purpose of this note is to present the Court's holdings and its rationale in these decisions, to analyze the significance of the decisions in view of the Court's past rulings, and to suggest possible implications for future sex discrimination cases.
Minimum Competency Testing: Education Or Discrimination?, Mary G. Commander
Minimum Competency Testing: Education Or Discrimination?, Mary G. Commander
University of Richmond Law Review
Minimum competency testing1 has been described as the "next major reform movement in American education." It also has been described as the "Great American Fad of the 1970's." The call for a minimum competency test requirement for graduation from high school resulted from increasing public concern about rising illiteracy rates and declining standardized test scores. This concern has created a "back to basics" trend in education, with a concurrent emphasis on educational accountability. This was the point at which most state legislatures entered the process by enacting accountability statutes. The competency tests are an aspect of this accountability. They are …