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Aucbvax.2833 fa.poli-sci utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!poli-sci Thu Aug 27 08:44:28 1981 POLI-SCI Digest V1 #115 >From JSol@RUTGERS Thu Aug 27 08:40:40 1981 POLI-SCI AM Digest Thursday, 27 Aug 1981 Volume 1 : Issue 115

Today's Topics: Branches of Government ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: 27 Aug 1981 1134AM-EDT From: Jonathan Alan Solomon <JSOL AT RUTGERS> Subject: Judicial Branch vs. Executive Branch

Hi, I thought I would revive this list by spawning some discussion on a recent news summary article. It mentions that the President is settling a court desegregation battle for the Louisianna school system, and that the resolution will not force black and white schools to merge.

My question is: I was brought up believing that it was the Supreme Court's responsibility to settle problems brought up from the lower courts. Why does President Reagan step in like the lone ranger and solve everyone's problems? Doesn't the constitution prohibit such things from happening? Did the Supreme court ASK him to step in?

/JSol

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