Sixty years ago, the Supreme Court ushered in a new era of equitable remedies, when it instructed district courts to proceed to desegregate public schools with “all deliberate speed” and to maintain jurisdiction while seeing that desegregation through. Civil rights injunctions have been under attack ever since, but structural reform remedies remain a key outcome of both federal and state litigation of many types. This panel will look at some of the current relevant issues, including the impact on remedies of changes in the litigation landscape, and will address the issues from the perspectives of scholars and practitioners.
Business meeting at program conclusion.