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Constitutional Law--The Eleventh Amendment--Injustice For All, Devon L. Gosnell
Constitutional Law--The Eleventh Amendment--Injustice For All, Devon L. Gosnell
West Virginia Law Review
The concept of sovereign immunity has long been a vibrant force in American law, overshadowing the inequities it created by the theory that government was responsible only for those wrongs it chose to recognize from a moral consciousness inherent within the state. When the thirteen colonies banded together to form the union known as the United States of America, state government played a relatively minor role in the lives of the people. Of the few disputes that did arise between states and citizens, mainly payment of bond obligations incurred during the Revolutionary War, most were settled out of court. As …
Western Regional Offices Of The Law Students, George Moscone
Western Regional Offices Of The Law Students, George Moscone
Senator Moscone
Moscone's statement endorsing a progressive law student organization
Between Law And Justice: Professor Bittker's Case For Black Reparations, Henry J. Richardson Iii
Between Law And Justice: Professor Bittker's Case For Black Reparations, Henry J. Richardson Iii
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Clarence Brown V. General Service Administration, Edward F. Sherman
Clarence Brown V. General Service Administration, Edward F. Sherman
Articles by Maurer Faculty
No abstract provided.
Judicial Scrutiny Of "Benign" Racial Preference In Law School Admissions, Kent Greenawalt
Judicial Scrutiny Of "Benign" Racial Preference In Law School Admissions, Kent Greenawalt
Faculty Scholarship
Racial preferences for blacks generate ambivalence in those who care about racial equality and also believe that individuals should be judged "on their own merits." This ambivalence is reflected in divergent "equal protection" values, the value of eliminating barriers to equality imposed on minority groups and that of distributing the burdens and benefits of social life without reference to arbitrary distinctions. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that after Marco DeFunis, Jr. challenged the constitutionality of racial preferences for admission to a state law school, the Supreme Court's resolution of the issue was awaited with intense interest and some trepidation. For …