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POV[edit]

Something needs to be done about the Notable cases section, particularly this passage:

In all fairness to him, however, there is a strong argument in favor of taking such an approach. Some, like the scholar and Civil Rights activists Peter Irons, author of, among many other works, Jim Crow's Children: The Broken Promise of the Brown Decision would say that if more judges would be so "heavy handed," there might be a lot more progress on this colossal problem. Unfortunately, heavy handed judicial action has frequently resulted in the opposite of its intended effect, as described in the 2003 book The End of Desegregation? by Caldas and Bankston. New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and several smaller districts in Louisiana were examined and the general result was a) increased segregation within the system and b) a decline in public support for the school system as families left the system and moved children into private schools, or moved to neighboring districts leaving behind the poorest and most vulnerable populations. Recent approaches suggest that voluntary plans and magnet schools hold more promise to bring races together and maintain high academic achievement (see C. Rossell The Carrot or the Stick for School Desegregation Policy (1990) and Rossell and Armor The Effectiveness of School Desegregation Plans, 1968 – 1991 (1996)), something that "heavy handed" federal judges have not been able to accomplish.

--Ultra Megatron (talk) 06:20, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that this passage should be changed to be neutral. I wrote it a few years ago, and now see that it's too opinionated and not encyclopedic, as it should be. If anyone wants to take a stab at rewriting this article, be my guest. :) --Ashley Rovira (talk) 02:43, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the part that was objectionable for its bias. --ACRSM 05:52, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Bot-created subpage[edit]

A temporary subpage at User:Polbot/fjc/Tucker L. Melancon was automatically created by a perl script, based on this article at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. The subpage should either be merged into this article, or moved and disambiguated. Polbot (talk) 15:36, 5 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]