Abstract
This Article undertakes a detailed examination of a single lawsuit, Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School Children v. Ann Arbor School District Board. This study first explores the diversity of interests present among both the plaintiff and defendant groups in King, and analyzes the performance of the attorneys in representing these interests. The Article then turns to the problems of resistance that arise at the decree stage in social reform litigation, and presents an empirical evaluation of the factors influencing the response to judicially mandated relief.
Recommended Citation
Timothy Wilton,
Legitimacy in Social Reform Litigation: An Empirical Study,
15
U. Mich. J. L. Reform
189
(1982).
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