Tag: Supreme Court

Disparate Impact

Girardeau A. Spann -Georgetown University Law School

There has been a lot of talk about post-racialism since the 2008 election of Barack Obama as the first black President of the United States. Some have argued that the Obama election illustrates the evolution of the nation from its unfortunate racist past to a more admirable post-racial present in… Read More »

Rights Clash: How Conflicts Between Gay Rights and Religious Freedoms Challenge the Legal System

Laura K. Klein

That some religious beliefs clash with the gay rights movement is undeniable. When these interests conflict in the form of litigation and both sides adopt the rhetoric of rights, the resulting rights clash challenges the United States legal system’s ability to come to a principled result. While the public views… Read More »

The Untimely Death of Bush v. Gore

Richard L. Hasen - Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

When the United States Supreme Court decided Bush v. Gore, ending the controversial recount of presidential votes in Florida and handing the contested 2000 election to George W. Bush over Al Gore, some election law scholars told a “lemonade from lemons” story: It is true there was much to criticize about… Read More »