Oct 10
Board of Regents v. Bakke: The origins of affirmative action
When the U.S. Supreme Court opens its session on Wednesday, the justices will hear arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, in the fifth Affirmative Action case to reach the bench in less than 40 years.
Sep 27
The purpose of clemency: The case of Terrance Williams
Next Wednesday, the state of Pennsylvania is scheduled to a man convicted of first degree murder. At its heart, the case is about the function of clemency in the American prison system and a debate that goes back to the Colonial era.
Jun 20
Legal doctrine, social change and the path of civil rights progress
Abigail Perkiss from Kean University looks back at Lawrence v. Texas, the Supreme Court decision that invalidates laws barring a Texas law that prohibited sexual acts between same sex couples.
Jun 11
Interracial marriage as a litmus test for same-sex marriage
Abigail Perkiss from Kean University looks at a 1967 Supreme Court on interracial marriage – and how that could foreshadow developments about same-sex marriage in the legal system.
May 30
From policy to practice: Remembering Brown II
Abigail Perkiss from Kean University looks at the May 1955 Supreme Court decision that charted the course of public education in the United States for more than half a century.
