Archive for the 'Affirmative Action' Category
Northwest Austin and the Forthcoming Ricci Decision
0 Comments Published by Kedar June 24th, 2009 in Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law, Court Procedure, Supreme CourtThe Court’s decision in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder largely dodged the core constitutional issue in question and has forced me to wonder how the Court will handle a different, though similarly charged, issue in Ricci v. DeStefano. To refresh everyone on the facts in Ricci, a group of white firefighters [...]
Initial Thoughts on Ricci v. DeStefano
0 Comments Published by Kedar January 19th, 2009 in Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law, Supreme Court[UPDATE]: On February 25, 2009, I filed a brief as amicus curiae in this case. You can find it here.
Last week, the court granted review in Ricci v. DeStefano.
In 2003, the city of New Haven attempted to promote a number of firefighters to the ranks of captain and lieutenant based on a number of [...]
A Constitutional View On Age-Discrimination
3 Comments Published by Kedar August 17th, 2007 in Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Equal Rights, Supreme CourtAJ and James have had a little disagreement about the constitutionality / advisability of age-discrimination laws. I’m not sure that my ideas on the advisability of such legislation would add much to the discussion, but have a few comments to add as to the constitutionality of legislation that targets certain age groups.
The Supreme Court has [...]
What Can Dems Do About A Conservative SCOTUS?
0 Comments Published by Kedar July 29th, 2007 in Abortion, Affirmative Action, Clarence Thomas, Court Procedure, Democrats, Equal Rights, Foreign Detainees, Free Speech, John Paul Stevens, Justices and Judges, Republicans, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme CourtThe Washington Post had a article recently about the way in which more and more American’s are viewing the court as too conservative. 33% of Americans feel that the Court is too conservative and only 47% believe that the court is balanced. 55% of Americans agree with the court’s ruling in Carhart but 70% disagree [...]
The Supreme Cost of Un-re-desegregation
1 Comment Published by Kedar July 4th, 2007 in Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Current Events, Justices and Judges, Politics, Republicans, Supreme CourtBy now, you should all know that I’m not a fan of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District. In my humble opinion, the majority made a policy decision by contending that desegregation is good, but the way this community chose to go about it wasn’t effective. The [...]
Its The Final Countdown
0 Comments Published by Kedar June 28th, 2007 in Affirmative Action, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Constitutional Law, Court Procedure, John Paul Stevens, Supreme CourtThe court’s last cases are being handed down as I type this. The conservative block of the court wins the Leegin, a case revolving around vertical integration and pricing laws. The court’s liberal block won a death penalty case that now upholds laws that restrict the use of the death penalty on people who have [...]
Brown v. Board MMVII
0 Comments Published by Kedar May 13th, 2007 in Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law, Politics, Schools, Supreme CourtSorry I haven’t blogged in a while, exams have been consuming every ounce of my life.
On December 4, 2006, the Court heard arguments in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District. The Seattle School District allows students to choose which of the 10 high schools in the district they attend, but if a [...]
