Civil Rights Practice Group

The U.S. Department of Education and Two Court Decisions Probe the Limits of "Disparate Impact" Theory

Brian W. Jones

Civil Rights Practice Group Newsletter - Volume 3, Issue 2, Summer 1999

The impact of so-called "high-stakes tests"—in both the employment and educational contexts—is an issue of...

A New Vanguard for Civil Rights in 1999: "Opportunity Scholarships" and the Florida "A+ Plan"

Daniel Woodring

Civil Rights Practice Group Newsletter - Volume 3, Issue 2, Summer 1999

"In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed...

Affirmative Action & Gender Equity: New Rules Under Title IX?

Jennifer C. Braceras

Civil Rights Practice Group Newsletter - Volume 3, Issue 1, Spring 1999

Although the plain language of Title IX states unequivocally that schools are not required to...

A Supreme Fallacy: "Diversity" and the High Court

Brian W. Jones

Civil Rights Practice Group Newsletter - Volume 3, Issue 1, Spring 1999

  So civil-rights advocacy has come to this. In the wake of the recent revelation that...

Tough Times for Preferences

Roger B. Clegg

Civil Rights Practice Group Newsletter - Volume 3, Issue 1, Spring 1999

For years, the use of heavy racial and ethnic preferences was the dirty little secret...