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Dan White To George Agnost, 22 November 1978, Dan White Nov 1978

Dan White To George Agnost, 22 November 1978, Dan White

Mayor Moscone

Letter claiming that he, Dan White, did not really resign


Columbus Board Of Education V. Penick, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1978

Columbus Board Of Education V. Penick, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


The Old Order Changeth, Theodore A. Smedley May 1978

The Old Order Changeth, Theodore A. Smedley

Vanderbilt Law Review

The publication of this Symposium in 1978 marks the tenth anniversary of the final publication of the Race Relations Law Reporter. The timing of the Symposium is particularly appropriate for another reason as well. In 1968, the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorder, commonly known as the Kerner Commission,issued a report that had been requested by President Lyndon B.Johnson in July 1967. The Commission, which was to investigate the underlying causes of the riots that plagued America's larger cities during the 1960's, offered the pessimistic conclusion that "Our Nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white-separate and unequal." …


Administrative Coordination In Civil Rights Enforcement: A Regional Approach, Charles M. Lamb May 1978

Administrative Coordination In Civil Rights Enforcement: A Regional Approach, Charles M. Lamb

Vanderbilt Law Review

The failure of traditional coordinative efforts among federal agencies suggests that new and different approaches are imperative. This Article has emphasized a regional approach for solving these problems. Experience has shown that even well-intentioned and capable administrators in Washington cannot alone ensure compliance with the federal civil rights laws. They must have the full support of key regional officials of the federal government, and they must have a certain degree of cooperation from state and local officials. One means of gaining this support and assistance is through the Councils, which bring together in one forum high-level federal, state, and local …


Theodore A. Smedley And The Race Relations Law Reporter, Paul H. Sanders May 1978

Theodore A. Smedley And The Race Relations Law Reporter, Paul H. Sanders

Vanderbilt Law Review

Beginning in 1959, Ted Smedley served with personal distinction and national recognition as Director of the Race Relations Law Reporter and as Director and Editor of the successor publications,the Race Relations Law Survey and the Race Relations Law Index. Professor Smedley, who joined the Board of Editors of the Race Relations Law Reporter in the fall of 1957 as one of three Associate Directors, engaged in editorial activities in this dynamic and sensitive area over a seventeen-year period, an era marked by tremendous ferment and revolutionary change. The quality of his work is evident in the words published within the …


A Comparative Review Of Public And Private Enforcement Of Title Vii Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Robert Belton May 1978

A Comparative Review Of Public And Private Enforcement Of Title Vii Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Robert Belton

Vanderbilt Law Review

The efforts of the EEOC, the Department of Justice, and other federal and state agencies during the first decade of enforcement have been the subject of a great deal of commentary and review. Much of this commentary has been critical. Private enforcement of Title VII has produced the major legal developments, but these efforts have received little attention in the literature. This Article therefore will present a comparative review of governmental and private enforcement efforts under Title VII. A brief overview of the historical efforts to eliminate employment discrimination prior to Title VII is necessary to place private enforcement efforts …


Civil Rights And Race Relations, Law Review Editor May 1978

Civil Rights And Race Relations, Law Review Editor

Vanderbilt Law Review

This Symposium honors both Professor Theodore A. Smedley and the publication he served as director, the Race Relations Law Reporter. As Professor Smedley's own introductory remarks point out, the publication of this Symposium in 1978 is particularly appropriate. First, it marks the tenth anniversary of the final issue of the Reporter, a journal whose importance and usefulness to the civil rights field is well known to all who have been active in the area. In publishing this Symposium, Vanderbilt Law School continues an important tradition in which Professor Smedley has played a major role.


Official Immunity And The Civil Rights Act, William H. Theis Feb 1978

Official Immunity And The Civil Rights Act, William H. Theis

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Comment, Right To Treatment Or Right To Protection From Harm For Voluntary State Hospital Patients─Is Section 1983 The Best Avenue?, Louise L. Hill Jan 1978

Comment, Right To Treatment Or Right To Protection From Harm For Voluntary State Hospital Patients─Is Section 1983 The Best Avenue?, Louise L. Hill

Louise L Hill

No abstract provided.


The Civil Rights Injunction, Owen M. Fiss Jan 1978

The Civil Rights Injunction, Owen M. Fiss

Addison Harris Lecture

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments Jan 1978

Recent Developments

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Civil Rights And Legal Order: The Work Of A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., Donald P. Kommers, Eugenia S. Schwartz Jan 1978

Civil Rights And Legal Order: The Work Of A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., Donald P. Kommers, Eugenia S. Schwartz

Journal Articles

On October 11-12, 1978, Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.' delivered the Notre Dame Law School's Seventh Annual Civil Rights Lecture under the general title, "From Thomas Jefferson to Bakke: Race and the American Legal Process." It seems to us appropriate, therefore, on the occasion of the Higginbotham lecture, to consider his work as both historian and judge. Specifically, this article will serve the threefold purpose of (1) reviewing Matter of Color, (2) illustrating the author's use of history in two judicial opinions dealing with the rights of black Americans, and (3) reflecting upon the implications of Higginbotham's work in legal …


"Vicarious Immunity" Of Private Persons In Section 1983 Actions: "An Unexamined Assumption", John L. Resor Jan 1978

"Vicarious Immunity" Of Private Persons In Section 1983 Actions: "An Unexamined Assumption", John L. Resor

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Business Of The Supreme Court Under The Judiciary Act Of 1925: The Plenary Docket In The 1970'S, Arthur D. Hellman Jan 1978

The Business Of The Supreme Court Under The Judiciary Act Of 1925: The Plenary Docket In The 1970'S, Arthur D. Hellman

Articles

During the last decade, the Supreme Court has been deciding 65 to 70 cases a Term after oral argument. That represents a sharp decline from the 1970s and 1980s, the era of the Burger Court, when the Court was deciding about 150 cases a Term. The Burger Court’s docket, in turn, reflected a shift from the 1960s, when the docket was smaller. In short, what is “normal” for the plenary docket varies from one era to another. The period of the Burger Court retains a special interest in that regard because that was the only period after World War II …


Judicial Immunity And Sovereignty, Robert F. Nagel Jan 1978

Judicial Immunity And Sovereignty, Robert F. Nagel

Publications

No abstract provided.


Equality For Individuals Or Equality For Groups: Implications Of The Supreme Court Decision In The Manhart Case, William W. Van Alstyne Jan 1978

Equality For Individuals Or Equality For Groups: Implications Of The Supreme Court Decision In The Manhart Case, William W. Van Alstyne

Faculty Scholarship

This commentary breaks down the case of the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power v. Manhart and discusses what effects the Supreme Court's decision will have when Title VII is applied to university employers, particularly in their relationship with TIAA-CREF


Hunters And The Hunted: Rights And Liabilities Of Bailbondsmen, Michael Goldstein Jan 1978

Hunters And The Hunted: Rights And Liabilities Of Bailbondsmen, Michael Goldstein

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Note examines the development of this extrajudicial power to make arrests, the manner in which it is handled in the context of tort law, and the impact of civil rights legislation on the rights of bailbondsmen.


Restrictions On Access To The Federal Courts In Civil Rights Actions: The Role Of Abstention And Res Judicata, Irma Ascher Jan 1978

Restrictions On Access To The Federal Courts In Civil Rights Actions: The Role Of Abstention And Res Judicata, Irma Ascher

Fordham Urban Law Journal

Article discusses how the United States Supreme Court has limited access of civil rights litigants to the federal courts through expanded use of res judicata. Article discusses availability of federal forum to civil rights claimants who commence actions under sections 1981 and 1983 of Title 42 of the United States Code and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.


The Enduring Significance Of Neutral Principles, Kent Greenawalt Jan 1978

The Enduring Significance Of Neutral Principles, Kent Greenawalt

Faculty Scholarship

Almost twenty years have passed since Herbert Wechsler delivered his Oliver Wendell Holmes lecture, Toward Neutral Principles of Constitutional Law. Although no one piece fully conveys the richness and rigor of Professor Wechsler's conception of constitutional law and the role of the judiciary, Neutral Principles sets out starkly, eloquently, and courageously some of his fundamental beliefs about constitutional decisionmaking. Shifts in jurisprudential fashion, as well as marked changes in constitutional doctrine and the composition of the Supreme Court, would make this an apt time to review what is almost certainly the most cited and most controversial discussion of constitutional …