Law
Structural Injunctions in Institutional Reform Litigation
Quick fact
Structural injunctions originated in school desegregation cases after Brown v. Board of Education, where courts retained ongoing supervision over school districts to ensure compliance, later extending to prisons and other institutions.
Why this is interesting
Imagine a court telling an entire prison system how to operate for years. That's exactly what happened in the 1970s—and it continues today. How can judges run whole institutions?