No special protection for women

Article Abstract:

Clarence Thomas' opinion in Lamprecht v FCC may offer a fearful insight on the new Supreme Court justice's views on women's rights. Thomas' last US Circuit Court of Appeals decision, Lamprecht, strikes down the FCC's congressionally authorized policy of including gender as a positive characteristic when evaluating applications for broadcast licenses. This decision contradicts recent Supreme Court jurisprudence, congressional will and possibly Thomas' own confirmation hearing testimony. The Lamprecht decision was released after the hearings.

Television broadcasting, Column, Women in television broadcasting, Women in the broadcasting industry

---

Supreme Court didn't kill affirmative action

Article Abstract:

The US Supreme Court's recent ruling in Adarand Constructors v Pena should not affect private, voluntary affirmative action and should have only a limited impact on government programs. The opinions the case generated indicate that seven of the court's nine justices believe the government may treat people differently based on race, and mainly reveal a dilution of the 'strict scrutiny' standard that former Justice Thurgood Marshall called 'fatal in fact.' The relevant two-part test and past decisions in related cases are examined.

Race discrimination

---

3d Circuit eases obstacles to reverse bias lawsuits; the court invalidated an affirmative action plan in one decision and lowered the standard for a prima facie case in another

Article Abstract:

Two rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court on reverse discrimination are discussed. In Iadimarco v. Runyon, the court announced a new standard, lowering the one previously applied to plaintiffs not female or members of minority groups. In Schurr v. Resorts International, Inc., the court invalidated the affirmative action plan at issue.

United States, Reverse discrimination

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Electronic discovery battleplan. Tuning up your old office network
• Abstracts: Paper protection and broken promises: the Airline Deregulation Act's Employee Protection Program. Opening Coase's other black box: why workers submit to vertical integration into firms
• Abstracts: Technology in simplified terms. Setting up your computer's filing system. Information management
• Abstracts: Latin practices surge, but office openings lag; fragile economies and governments, easy commute, make firms hesitate
• Abstracts: Calculating the value of design; winning projects show firms' commitment. Designed for a comfortable fit; law firms nowadays are putting forth an image that meshes well with their clientele

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.