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Book Reviews, Paul L. Murphy, Richard E. Ellis
Book Reviews, Paul L. Murphy, Richard E. Ellis
Vanderbilt Law Review
Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality By Richard Kluger
Reviewed by Paul L. Murphy
Richard Kluger is a novelist and editor who retired to devote his full time to an extensive study of the landmark Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education.' Perceiving the Brown decision as a watershed with respect to America's willingness to confront the consequences of centuries of racial discrimination, Kluger set out to tell the entire story of the Brown decision. Kluger approaches the Brown case not as a study of the law and …
Eliminating Redlining By Judicial Action: Are Erasers Available?, Paul A. Renne
Eliminating Redlining By Judicial Action: Are Erasers Available?, Paul A. Renne
Vanderbilt Law Review
This paper will consider one practice--mortgage disinvestment, commonly referred to as "redlining"--which has worked incontravention to the declared policy of Congress by contributing to the destruction of the urban housing inventory and has been partly responsible for the failure to meet our housing goals. This paper will discuss the concept and effects of redlining, the relevant statutes and administrative regulations, and the use of class action litigation as a means of eliminating the practice. Before turning to this discussion, however, it is important to emphasize that eliminating the practice of redlining will prove no panacea to our urban problems. It …