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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 …
Section 5: Civil Rights, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School
Section 5: Civil Rights, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School
Supreme Court Preview
No abstract provided.
Section 6: Voting Rights, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School
Section 6: Voting Rights, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School
Supreme Court Preview
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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 …
Separate But Equal Revisited, Kathryn R. Urbonya
Adarand Constructors, Inc. V. Pena And The Continuing Irrelevance Of Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decisions, Neal Devins
Adarand Constructors, Inc. V. Pena And The Continuing Irrelevance Of Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decisions, Neal Devins
William & Mary Law Review
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The Ghosts Of Homer Plessy, Rodney A. Smolla
The Ghosts Of Homer Plessy, Rodney A. Smolla
Faculty Publications
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The Business Necessity Defense In Disparate Impact Discrimination Cases, Susan Grover
The Business Necessity Defense In Disparate Impact Discrimination Cases, Susan Grover
Faculty Publications
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