Archive for the 'Affirmative Action' Category
A Constitutional View On Age-Discrimination
3 Comments Published by Kedar August 17th, 2007 in Civil Rights, Equal Rights, Affirmative Action, Supreme Court, Constitutional LawAJ 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 Republicans, Equal Rights, Democrats, Free Speech, Foreign Detainees, Court Procedure, Clarence Thomas, Abortion, Supreme Court, John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Affirmative Action, Justices and JudgesThe 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, Republicans, Civil Rights, Politics, Supreme Court, Justices and Judges, Current Events, Constitutional LawBy 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 Clarence Thomas, Court Procedure, Affirmative Action, John Paul Stevens, Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court, Constitutional LawThe 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, Politics, Supreme Court, Schools, Constitutional LawSorry 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 […]
