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Peer reviewedRusso, Charles J.; Rossow, Lawrence F. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1990
Traces the judicial history of the Supreme Court's ruling in "Jenkins" that federal judges have the authority to order local governments to increase taxes to pay for the cost of integrating a school system. Praises the Supreme Court for acting when state laws and local taxpayers fell short of providing the necessary funds to implement a…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Court Role, Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Plans
