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Family Law And Children’S Educational Rights: Introduction & Acknowledgements, Lisa Grumet Jan 2024

Family Law And Children’S Educational Rights: Introduction & Acknowledgements, Lisa Grumet

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Marking The Path Of The Law, Stephen Ellmann Jan 2009

Marking The Path Of The Law, Stephen Ellmann

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This article, published in South Africa's Constitutional Court Review, focuses on the Constitutional Court of South Africa in order to discuss the nature of constitutional judging more generally. Looking to Brown v. Board of Education as an example, it argues that technical skill – though obviously important – is not the highest virtue of the constitutional judge, and that a central attribute of constitutional judging is commitment to the values of the constitution. But commitment to values is more than a matter of rational assent. As everyday experience and neurological evidence teach us, commitment naturally and unavoidably involves the judge’s …


A Dream Deferred, Lewis M. Steel '63 Sep 2007

A Dream Deferred, Lewis M. Steel '63

Articles and Writings

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The Rule Of Law And The Achievement Of Unanimity In Brown, Stephen Ellmann Jan 2005

The Rule Of Law And The Achievement Of Unanimity In Brown, Stephen Ellmann

NYLS Law Review

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Why Segregation Is Inherently Unequal: The Abandonment Of Brown And The Continuing Failure Of Plessy, Gary Orfield Jan 2005

Why Segregation Is Inherently Unequal: The Abandonment Of Brown And The Continuing Failure Of Plessy, Gary Orfield

NYLS Law Review

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Perspectives On Brown: The South African Experience, Penelope E. Andrews Jan 2005

Perspectives On Brown: The South African Experience, Penelope E. Andrews

NYLS Law Review

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Separate, Unequal And Alien: Comments On The Limits Of Brown, Lenni B. Benson Jan 2005

Separate, Unequal And Alien: Comments On The Limits Of Brown, Lenni B. Benson

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The Unintended Lessons In Brown V. Board Of Education, Derrick A. Bell Jr. Jan 2005

The Unintended Lessons In Brown V. Board Of Education, Derrick A. Bell Jr.

NYLS Law Review

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Environmental Justice And The Integration Ideal, Rachel D. Godsil Jan 2005

Environmental Justice And The Integration Ideal, Rachel D. Godsil

NYLS Law Review

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Is Brown Dying? Exploring The Resegregation Trend In Our Public Schools, Danielle R. Holley Jan 2005

Is Brown Dying? Exploring The Resegregation Trend In Our Public Schools, Danielle R. Holley

NYLS Law Review

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Separate, Unequal, And Alien: Comments On The Limits Of Brown, Lenni B. Benson Jan 2005

Separate, Unequal, And Alien: Comments On The Limits Of Brown, Lenni B. Benson

NYLS Law Review

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Separate But Equal Education In The Context Of Gender, Isabelle Katz Pinzler Jan 2005

Separate But Equal Education In The Context Of Gender, Isabelle Katz Pinzler

NYLS Law Review

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Introduction: Brown Is Dead? Long Live Brown!, Denise C. Morgan Jan 2005

Introduction: Brown Is Dead? Long Live Brown!, Denise C. Morgan

NYLS Law Review

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Are Reports Of Brown‘S Demise Exaggerated? Perspectives Of A School Desegregation Litigator, Dennis D. Parker Jan 2005

Are Reports Of Brown‘S Demise Exaggerated? Perspectives Of A School Desegregation Litigator, Dennis D. Parker

NYLS Law Review

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Brown V. Board Of Education, Immigrants, And The Meaning Of Equality, Hiroshi Motomura Jan 2005

Brown V. Board Of Education, Immigrants, And The Meaning Of Equality, Hiroshi Motomura

NYLS Law Review

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Federal Court Reform Of State Criminal Justice Systems: A Reassessment Of The Younger Doctrine From A Modern Perspective, Donald H. Zeigler Jan 1985

Federal Court Reform Of State Criminal Justice Systems: A Reassessment Of The Younger Doctrine From A Modern Perspective, Donald H. Zeigler

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The Supreme Court in its 1971 decision of Younger v. Harris prohibited federal court intervention in pending state criminal proceedings in the absence of special circumstances. This Article examines the Younger doctrine from a modern perspective and argues for its abolition. The Article shows that abstention in cases seeking reform of state criminal justice systems is inconsistent with federal court activism in other areas. It argues that state judges are not entitled to greater deference by federal courts than other state officials. It then explains why federal injunctive relief is essential to achieve systemic reform of state criminal justice. Finally, …