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Lynching And The Law In Georgia Circa 1931: A Chapter In The Legal Career Of Judge Elbert Tuttle, Anne S. Emanuel
Lynching And The Law In Georgia Circa 1931: A Chapter In The Legal Career Of Judge Elbert Tuttle, Anne S. Emanuel
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
Elbert Parr Tuttle joined the federal bench in 1954, shortly after the Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education. In 1960, he became the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the court with jurisdiction over most of the deep south. As Chief Judge, he forged a jurisprudence that proved effective in overcoming the intransigence and outright rebellion of those who had long denied fundamental constitutional rights to African Americans.
This Essay traces an episode that occurred in 1931, when Tuttle spearheaded an effort to obtain a fair trial for John Downer, a …
The Three-Judge District Court In Voting Rights Litigation, Michael E. Solimine
The Three-Judge District Court In Voting Rights Litigation, Michael E. Solimine
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
In recent Terms the Supreme Court has heard numerous appeals from the decisions of three-judge district courts in controversial Voting Rights Act cases as well as in challenges to congressional districts designed allegedly to facilitate the election of members of minority groups. Although the cases themselves have been followed closely, the institution of the three-judge district court itself has received relatively little attention, even though Congress passed legislation in 1976 that restricted the three-judge court's jurisdiction to reapportionment and certain Voting Rights Act cases. In this Article, Professor Solimine argues that numerous problems attend the formation and operation of such …
Using The Law To Break Discriminatory Barriers To Fair Lending For Home Ownership, David H. Harris Jr.
Using The Law To Break Discriminatory Barriers To Fair Lending For Home Ownership, David H. Harris Jr.
North Carolina Central Law Review
No abstract provided.
Can Affirmative Action Survive In Education, Shawna A. Early
Can Affirmative Action Survive In Education, Shawna A. Early
North Carolina Central Law Review
No abstract provided.
Racism In The Insanity Defense, Hava B. Villaverde
Racism In The Insanity Defense, Hava B. Villaverde
University of Miami Law Review
No abstract provided.
Affirmative Action In Higher Education: Lessons And Directions From The Supreme Court, Krista L. Cosner
Affirmative Action In Higher Education: Lessons And Directions From The Supreme Court, Krista L. Cosner
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Constitutional Law—Equal Protection - Race Shall Not Be The Predominant Factor In Congressional District Drawing, Kevin G. Beckham
Constitutional Law—Equal Protection - Race Shall Not Be The Predominant Factor In Congressional District Drawing, Kevin G. Beckham
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.
Attainder And Amendment 2: Romer's Rightness, Akhil Reed Amar
Attainder And Amendment 2: Romer's Rightness, Akhil Reed Amar
Michigan Law Review
Call me silly. In fact, call me terminally silly. For despite Justice Scalia's remarkably confident claim, I believe, and shall try to prove below, that the Romer Court majority opinion invalidating Colorado's Amendment 2 was right both in form and in substance, both logically and sociologically. I stress "form" and "logic" at the outset because I share Justice Scalia's belief in the importance of these things in constitutional adjudication. I also share his commitment to constitutional text, history, and structure, and his suspicion of "free-form" constitutionalism. And so I shall highlight the text, history, and spirit of a constitutional clause …
Protecting Rights And Promoting Democracy: Judicial Review Under Section 1 Of The Charter, Martha Jackman
Protecting Rights And Promoting Democracy: Judicial Review Under Section 1 Of The Charter, Martha Jackman
Osgoode Hall Law Journal
The author argues that, under section 1 of the Charter, the courts must weigh carefully the democratic potential of rights guarantees against the democratic quality of government decisions which undermine those rights. The article points to the Egan and Eldridge cases as examples of decisions in which the willingness to uphold rights violations under section 1, in the name of deference to the legislature, actually undermines democratic values. The article examines the RIR-MacDonald decision as a starting point for a section 1 analysis which identifies the characteristics of government decisionmaking that must be present if rights violations are to be …
Is Amendment 2 Really A Bill Of Attainder? Some Questions About Professor Amar's Analysis Of Romer, Roderick M. Hills Jr.
Is Amendment 2 Really A Bill Of Attainder? Some Questions About Professor Amar's Analysis Of Romer, Roderick M. Hills Jr.
Michigan Law Review
As I first discovered as a law student in Professor Amar's classes on legal history and federal courts, it is generally an intellectual treat to listen to Professor Amar's legal analysis, even when he is attacking one's own arguments. So my pleasure at reading Professor Amar's analysis of the Court's decision in Romer v. Evans was only partly dampened by his disapproval of the respondents' brief that I and other plaintiffs' counsel filed with the Court. According to Amar, this respondents' brief provided the Court with "so little help" that it had to rely on an entirely different and much …
Public Schools And The Inevitability Of Religious Inequality, Richard F. Duncan
Public Schools And The Inevitability Of Religious Inequality, Richard F. Duncan
BYU Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Racial Hoax As Crime: The Law As Affirmation, Katheryn K. Russell
The Racial Hoax As Crime: The Law As Affirmation, Katheryn K. Russell
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
"Overpaid" Older Workers And The Age Discrimination In Employment Act, Stacey Crawshaw-Lewis
"Overpaid" Older Workers And The Age Discrimination In Employment Act, Stacey Crawshaw-Lewis
Washington Law Review
Congress passed the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) to prohibit discrimination against older workers. The legislative history of the ADEA shows that Congress recognized that this discrimination most commonly stemmed from inaccurate stereotypes about the older worker. A review of ADEA cases decided between 1984 and 1995 demonstrates the frequent incidence of cases in which older workers allegedly were fired or not hired because of the higher salaries typically earned by these relatively experienced workers. This review also reveals that, applying an unduly mechanical version of the McDonnell Douglas/Burdine test, courts did not effectively identify (1) employment actions purportedly …
The Future Of The Post-Batson Peremptory Challenge: Voir Dire By Questionnaire And The "Blind" Peremptory, Jean Montoya
The Future Of The Post-Batson Peremptory Challenge: Voir Dire By Questionnaire And The "Blind" Peremptory, Jean Montoya
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Article examines the peremptory challenge as modified by Batson and its progeny. The discussion is based in part on a survey of trial lawyers, asking them about their impressions of the peremptory challenge, Batson, and jury selection generally. The Article concludes that neither the peremptory challenge nor Batson achieve their full potential. Primarily because of time and other constraints on voir dire, the peremptory challenge falls short as a tool in shaping fair and impartial juries. While Batson may prevent some unlawful discrimination in jury selection, Batson falls short as a tool in identifying unlawful discrimination once it …
The Fcc's Minority Ownership Policies From Broadcasting To Pcs, Antoinette Cook Bush, Marc S. Martin
The Fcc's Minority Ownership Policies From Broadcasting To Pcs, Antoinette Cook Bush, Marc S. Martin
Federal Communications Law Journal
The Federal Communication Commission's (FCC's) proposed minority preference scheme for broadcast spectrum allocation has been called into question in the wake of the Supreme Court(s recent decision in Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena. The Authors begin by discussing the development of minority preference schemes in the 1970s and 1980s and the changes in the methods through which the FCC has awarded broadcast licenses. In 1993, the FCC was granted the authority to auction spectrum allocation, provided that the FCC ensured the economic opportunity of minority-owned business under such a competitive bidding regulatory regime. However, this grant of authority presented …
Bakke To The Wall: The Crisis Of Bakkean Diversity, Gabriel J. Chin
Bakke To The Wall: The Crisis Of Bakkean Diversity, Gabriel J. Chin
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
In the years since the United States Supreme Court's affirmative action holding in Board of Regents v. Bakke, many educational institutions have struggled to apply Bakke's doctrine to their admissions policymaking. Professor Chin asserts that Bakke is incoherent because it does not explain whether the diversity it tries to foster is cultural or racial. Furthermore, he argues that neither a racial nor a cultural basis works under the Bakke scheme, leading to the difficulties schools confront in framing an affirmative action program.
Focusing on law school admissions policies, Professor Chin argues that because of Bakke's weakness as law, it is …
Benign Neglect* Of Racism In The Criminal Justice System, Angela J. Davis
Benign Neglect* Of Racism In The Criminal Justice System, Angela J. Davis
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Michael Tonry, Malign Neglect: Race, Crime, and Punishment in America
Civil Rights And Federalism Fights: Is There A "More Perfect Union" For The Heirs To The Promise Of Brown?, Pace Jefferson Mcconkie
Civil Rights And Federalism Fights: Is There A "More Perfect Union" For The Heirs To The Promise Of Brown?, Pace Jefferson Mcconkie
BYU Law Review
No abstract provided.
Mckennon V. Nashville Banner Publishing Company: Progression Of The After-Acquired Evidence Doctrine, Lauren L. Logan
Mckennon V. Nashville Banner Publishing Company: Progression Of The After-Acquired Evidence Doctrine, Lauren L. Logan
Mercer Law Review
In McKennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co., the United States Supreme Court held that after-acquired evidence of employee wrongdoing that would have led to termination on lawful and legitimate grounds does not bar the employee from all relief sought under an employment discrimination action. The plaintiff, Christine McKennon, had worked for the defendant, Nashville Banner Publishing Company, for thirty years when, as claimed by Banner, she was discharged as part of a work force reduction plan. McKennon, who was sixty-two years old at the time of her discharge, claimed that her termination was based on her age. She filed …
Are The Similarities Between A Woman's Right To Choose An Abortion And The Alleged Right To Assisted Suicide Really Compelling?, Marc Spindelman
Are The Similarities Between A Woman's Right To Choose An Abortion And The Alleged Right To Assisted Suicide Really Compelling?, Marc Spindelman
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
In this Article, Marc Spindelman examines the relationship between abortion and assisted suicide. He begins his discussion with the constitutional framework within which courts should consider the assertion that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment protects an individual's decision to commit assisted suicide. The Author then considers and, based on relevant Supreme Court doctrine, rejects the conception of personal autonomy that undergirds the claimed constitutional right to assisted suicide. Finally, the Author points out some legal and cultural distinctions between abortion and assisted suicide, arguing that these distinctions offer courts good reasons for holding that the Fourteenth Amendment's …
Charles Hamilton Houston And The Search For A Just Society, North Carolina Central Law Review
Charles Hamilton Houston And The Search For A Just Society, North Carolina Central Law Review
North Carolina Central Law Review
No abstract provided.
With Justice For Whom? The Presumption Of Moral Innocence In Rape Trials, Stacey Pastel Dougan
With Justice For Whom? The Presumption Of Moral Innocence In Rape Trials, Stacey Pastel Dougan
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Foreword: Never Again, Franklin D. Cleckley
Foreword: Never Again, Franklin D. Cleckley
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Reaffirming Affirmative Action We've Come A Long Way, But Not Far Enough, Cynthia R. Mabry
Reaffirming Affirmative Action We've Come A Long Way, But Not Far Enough, Cynthia R. Mabry
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Personal Reflections On Adarand Construction Co. V. Pena, Steven H. Hobbs
Personal Reflections On Adarand Construction Co. V. Pena, Steven H. Hobbs
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
At Loggerheads: The Supreme Court And Racial Equality Inpublic School Education After Missouri V. Jenkins, Roberta M. Harding
At Loggerheads: The Supreme Court And Racial Equality Inpublic School Education After Missouri V. Jenkins, Roberta M. Harding
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The Constitutional Amendment By Missouri V. Jenkins, Laura S. Fitzgerald
The Constitutional Amendment By Missouri V. Jenkins, Laura S. Fitzgerald
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Democratic National Committee V. Edward J. Rollins: Politics As Usual Or Unusual Politics?, Rachel E. Berry
Democratic National Committee V. Edward J. Rollins: Politics As Usual Or Unusual Politics?, Rachel E. Berry
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Effect, Or No Effect: A Comparison Of Prima Facie Standards Applied In "Disparate Impact" Cases Brought Under The Fair Housing Act (Title Viii), Kristopher E. Ahrend
Effect, Or No Effect: A Comparison Of Prima Facie Standards Applied In "Disparate Impact" Cases Brought Under The Fair Housing Act (Title Viii), Kristopher E. Ahrend
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Neuf À Zero Ne Suffit Plus: Gould C. Yukon Order Of Pioneers Et La Perspective Feminine, Marie-France Major
Neuf À Zero Ne Suffit Plus: Gould C. Yukon Order Of Pioneers Et La Perspective Feminine, Marie-France Major
Osgoode Hall Law Journal
Do women see the world in a way that is peculiar to them, that is, differently from the perceptions of men? In view of the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Gould v. Yukon Order of Pioneers, this question raises a highly pertinent issue. In Gould, where the subject of litigation was the interpretation of the human rights legislation of the Yukon, the Court was divided according to the gender of the judges. Only the female judges, in dissent, addressed the problem in terms of power, vulnerability, and equality, while the male judges adhered to a strict approach …