Social Sciences and Constitutional Rights--the Consequences of Uncertainty.

Dworkin, Ronald M.

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Publication Date: 1977

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Social Sciences and Constitutional Rights--the Consequences of Uncertainty

Dworkin, Ronald M.

Journal of Law and Education, 6, 1, 3-12, Jan 77

Discusses the theoretical basis of court decisions involving school integration, analyzing the relationship between education, constitutional law, and the social sciences. Concludes that court decisions dealing with the equal protection clause are based on interpretive judgments, rather than on causal judgments drawn from statistical theory. (JG)

Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Doctrine, Court Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Equal Protection, School Desegregation, School Law, Social Science Research

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