Tag Archives: Supreme Court
Supreme Court Considers Limits of Racial Gerrymandering
By Marcus Baldori Associate Editor, Vol. 22 In the coming months, the Supreme Court is expected to clarify its stance on the legal boundaries of racial gerrymandering. In December 2016 the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged Bethune-Hill v. Virginia, Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections, equal protection, Equal Protection Clause, gerrymandering, majority-minority districts, Mobile v. Bolden, oral arguments, racial gerrymandering, redistricting, scotus, Section 2 VRA, strict scrutiny, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, Virginia, voter packing, voting rights, Voting Rights Act
The Indian Child Welfare Act and the Battle over Lexi
By Laura Page Associate Editor, Vol. 22 After more than two years of protracted litigation and aggressive media coverage, the family at the center of a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) filed a petition for Supreme Court certiorari … Continue reading
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Tagged California Court of Appelas, child welfare, Choctaw, family, foster care, ICWA, Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), indian law, Indian tribe, Lexi, Native American children, native americans, preservation of cultural heritage, Supreme Court, Supreme Court cert petition, tribe, tribes, Utah
Supreme Court should allow disparate-impact Fair Housing Act claims
By Luis Gomez, Associate Editor, Vol. 20 Intentional racial discrimination is difficult to prove in suits like the one involving the nonprofit Inclusive Communities Project and the Texas Department of Housing, which went before the U.S. Supreme Court on January … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Scholarship
Tagged disparate impact, Fair Housing Act, scotus, Supreme Court, texas
