The Fight to Provide Affordable Housing for the Poor: The New Jersey Mount Laurel Decisions

Author: Carl S. Bisgaier In 1975, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its decision in Southern Burlington County NAACP v. Mount Laurel Township, requiring municipalities in the the state to provide their “fair share” of affordable housing to meet a region’s affordable housing needs. Commonly known as Mount Laurel I, this decision paved the way… continue reading

Checks, Balances, and Challenges to the Supremacy of the Supreme Court

Author: Zachary Carr A legitimacy crisis seems to be brewing in the Court, and in order to maintain their authority, the Court will need to resistacting in ways that continue to erode public confidence. Even if the justices can cure their ethical lapses, further threats to institutional legitimacy come from the other branches of government…. continue reading

Taming the Wild West: Can Order Be Restored to the Collegiate Playing Fields?

Author: Edward D. Cavanagh The landmark settlement in House v. NCAA heralds a new era in intercollegiate athletics. For the first time, colleges and universities will be authorized to pay their athletes directly. For decades, NCAA rules barred member schools from paying their athletes, even as college sports programs generated hundreds of millions of dollars… continue reading