Overview of the 1997 Supreme Court Term

Race is once again at the center of the political debate. Just as the President has commissioned a blue-ribbon panel to help resolve racial tensions through a "national dialogue," and voters across the country are casting their vote on affirmative action programs, the Supreme Court returns from its summer recess to confront the race issue head on with two important cases on its docket.

> Summary of 1997 Supreme Court Term
> Preview of 1997 Supreme Court Term
> The Dealth Penalty and Habeas Corpus: Taking Stock, and Looking Ahead
> Preserving the PRIVACY Act
> Racial Equality vs. Racial Neutrality

Supreme Court Cases

Texas v. United States (Decided)

10/1/1997 - Case Number:  97-29

Stewart v. Martinez-Villareal (Decided)

12/22/1997 - Case Number:  97-300

Ricci v. Village of Arlington Heights (Decided)

2/23/1998 - Case Number:  97-501

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Yeskey (Decided)

3/30/1998 - Case Number:  96-827

Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole v. Scott (Decided)

1/30/1998 - Case Number:  97-581

Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. (Decided)

8/11/1997 - Case Number:  96-568

National Endowment for the Arts v. Finley (Decided)

2/6/1998 - Case Number:  97-371

Miller v. Albright (Decided)

10/1/1997 - Case Number:  96-1060

Federal Election Commission v. Akins (Decided)

10/1/1997 - Case Number:  96-1690

Faragher v. Boca Raton (Decided)

12/29/1997 - Case Number:  97-282

Crawford-El v. Britton (Decided)

10/1/1997 - Case Number:  96-827

Bragdon v. Abbott (Decided)

6/25/1998 - Case Number:  97-156

Bousley v. Brooks (Decided)

11/12/1997 - Case Number:  96-8516

Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes (Decided)

6/27/1997 - Case Number:  96-779

 
 
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