Termination of Desegregation Decrees and the Elusive Meaning of Unitary Status

Authors

Susan Poser, University of Nebraska College of LawFollow

Abstract

I. Introduction . . . . . 283

II. Exposition . . . . . 291

A . Jenkins III . . . . . 291

B. Overview of Desegregation Scholarship: Discretion, Capacity, and Legitimacy . . . . . 295

III. The Evolution of Equity . . . . . 300

A. English Equity . . . . . 302

B. American Equity . . . . . 306

C. Equity and Desegregation . . . . . 313

IV. Rights and Interests . . . . . 318

A . Introduction . . . . . 318

B . Hohfeld . . . . . 326

C. Interest Theory of Rights . . . . . 333

D. Rights Theory Applied . . . . . 337

V . Conclusion . . . . . 354

Recommended Citation

Susan Poser, Termination of Desegregation Decrees and the Elusive Meaning of Unitary Status, 81 Neb. L. Rev. (2002)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol81/iss1/5