Copyright (c) 2009 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/vincent_strickler Recent documents in Vincent James Strickler en-us Sun, 31 May 2009 13:01:45 PDT 3600 http://works.bepress.com/vincent_strickler/2 http://works.bepress.com/vincent_strickler/2 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:58:10 PDT Disagreement over the meaning and power of Brown v. Board of Education is part of a larger debate about the capacity of the courts to influence social change. A "down with Brown" movement denies that the iconic case changed America. But, an examination of 68 United States Supreme Court cases (particularly the paradigm-shifting case of Green v. County School Board) and 414 Federal District Court cases, from 1944 through 1974, reveals a cumulative-judicial process that correlates well (and better than legislative efforts) with actual desegregation successes. Considering a "Green-lighted" Brown, rather than the historic case in isolation, better reveals the courts' true power. Vincent James Strickler Civil Rights Constitutional Law Courts General Law Law and Society Legal History Politics Public Law and Legal Theory http://works.bepress.com/vincent_strickler/1 http://works.bepress.com/vincent_strickler/1 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:32:49 PST Disagreement over the meaning and power of Brown v. Board of Education is part of a larger debate about the capacity of the courts to influence social change. A "down with Brown" movement denies that the iconic case changed America. But, an examination of 68 United States Supreme Court cases (particularly the paradigm-shifting case of Green v. County School Board) and 414 Federal District Court cases, from 1944 through 1974, reveals a cumulative-judicial process that correlates well (and better than legislative efforts) with actual desegregation successes. Considering a "Green-lighted" Brown, rather than the historic case in isolation, better reveals the courts' true power. Vincent James Strickler Civil Rights Constitutional Law Courts Law and Society Public Law and Legal Theory