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Women And Jurisprudence, Ma. Elodia Robles Sotomayor Feb 2011

Women And Jurisprudence, Ma. Elodia Robles Sotomayor

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


The Law: An Art Or A Science?, Alda Facio Feb 2011

The Law: An Art Or A Science?, Alda Facio

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Illinois V. Wardlow Feb 2011

Illinois V. Wardlow

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


A Social Movement History Of Title Vii Disparate Impact Analysis, Susan Carle Jan 2011

A Social Movement History Of Title Vii Disparate Impact Analysis, Susan Carle

Feminist Scholarship

This Article examines the history of Title VII disparate impact law in light of the policy and potential constitutional questions the Court’s recent decision in Ricci v. DeStefano raises. My analysis shows that, contrary to popular assumptions, disparate impact doctrine was not a last-minute, illconceived invention of the EEOC following Title VII’s passage. Instead, it arose out of a moderate, experimentalist regulatory tradition that sought to use laws to motivate employers to reform employment practices that posed structural bars to employment opportunities for racial minorities, regardless of invidious intent. Non-lawyer activists within the National Urban League first pioneered these experimentalist …


Legal Education And Civility, Mark Niles Jan 2011

Legal Education And Civility, Mark Niles

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Acus 2.0 And Its Historical Antecedents, Jeffrey Lubbers Jan 2011

Acus 2.0 And Its Historical Antecedents, Jeffrey Lubbers

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Migratory Connectivity And The Conservation Of Migratory Animals, David Hunter Jan 2011

Migratory Connectivity And The Conservation Of Migratory Animals, David Hunter

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Paul Verkuil's Projects For The Administrative Conference Of The U.S. 1974-1992, Jeffrey Lubbers Jan 2011

Paul Verkuil's Projects For The Administrative Conference Of The U.S. 1974-1992, Jeffrey Lubbers

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

I am really happy to be part of this tribute to Paul Verkuil. It may surprise those in the audience to learn that I am bringing some needed diversity to today's proceedings - I am the only other Dutch American on the program! But perhaps my twenty years at the "Administrative Conference" also qualifies me to say a few words about how thrilled I am that we have it back - "ACUS 2.0" we can call it, complete with a website this time- and that Paul is at its helm. And I want to thank Paul for bringing me back …