Michelle Adams

Jan 15, 2025 | lithub.com | Michelle Adams

On December 4, 2006, I attended an oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., as a newly admitted member of the Supreme Court Bar. It was my first visit to the high court, but I wasn’t a civilian. As a civil rights lawyer and constitutional law professor for more than ten years, I, along with another professor, had submitted an “amicus curiae” brief in a school desegregation case that would be heard that day.

Jan 13, 2025 | deadlinedetroit.com | Michelle Adams

The following is an excerpt from the book, "THE CONTAINMENT: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North," by Michelle Adams. It's published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Copyright © 2025.   The author is a Henry M. Butzel Professor of Law at the University of Michigan. The book tells the story of the struggle to integrate Detroit schools—and what happened when it collided with Nixon appointed justices committed to a judicial counterrevolution.

Jan 13, 2025 | test.deadlinedetroit.com | Michelle Adams

The following is an excerpt from the book, "THE CONTAINMENT: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North," by Michelle Adams. It's published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Copyright © 2025.   The author is a Henry M. Butzel Professor of Law at the University of Michigan. The book tells the story of the struggle to integrate Detroit schools—and what happened when it collided with Nixon appointed justices committed to a judicial counterrevolution.

Aug 1, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Michelle Adams

Democracy Dies in Darkness50 years ago, a momentous ruling was poised to integrate northern schools — until the court overturned it. Sorry, a summary is not available for this article at this time. Please try again later. August 1, 2024 at 6:45 a.m. EDTMichelle Adams is the Henry M. Butzel Professor of Law at the University of Michigan and the author of “The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North,” forthcoming in January.

Apr 11, 2024 | southtexasnews.com | Michelle Adams

“He is going to be my state champ in powerlifting when he gets into high school.” R.J. Olivarez remembers Kenedy High School Powerlifting Coach Cameron Murrah saying these words about his stepson, Karsen Reyes, about three years ago. “I remember thinking to myself, ‘this man is out of his mind’,” Olivarez went on to say. “He sure as hell proved me wrong.”It didn’t take Reyes long to make Murrah’s vision a reality.