"The Courts vs. The Cities" by Michael Lewyn

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The Courts vs. The Cities

Urban Lawyer (1993)

Michael Lewyn

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Abstract

This article suggests that the federal courts' 20th-century desegregation case law contributed to suburban sprawl by encouraging "white flight" from central cities.

Keywords

busing,
desegregation,
sprawl,
cities,
suburbs

Disciplines

Constitutional Law,
Education Law,
Land Use Law and
Urban Studies and Planning

Publication Date

Spring 1993

Citation Information

Michael Lewyn. "The Courts vs. The Cities" Urban Lawyer Vol. 25 Iss. 2 (1993) p. 453
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lewyn/236/