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Yes. And it's been this way for a long time. Rosa Parks was not the first to refuse to move to the back of the bus. She was, however, more suitable for the law
by eesmith 2y ago
Yes. And it's been this way for a long time.
Rosa Parks was not the first to refuse to move to the back of the bus. She was, however, more suitable for the lawsuit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks#Refusal_to_move https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks#Refusal_to_move
Plessy's "violation" of the despicable Separate Car Act was staged, with the conductor and private detective part fully aware of the planning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Plessy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Plessy points out that the early test case planning included looking for a woman of "not more than one-eight colored blood" as the possible plaintiff.
- onemoresoop 2y agoIt’s also the timing that matters so it makes it more like the straw that broke the camel’s back. That also is part of making it more marketable.
- cb321 2y agoYour historical examples are absolutely fantastic! A more fictionalized dramatization might be season 4 episode 9 of _The Good Wife_ trying to get a DOMA test case (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Wife_season_4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Wife_season_4) which focuses on the need to lose at the initial trial because SCOTUS is part of the appellate court system. (And, of course, you probably need to lose at state-level appeals as well.)