Bradley v. School Board of Richmond
Citation
416 U.S. 696 (1974)
Facts
Stub — to be completed.
Issue
Stub — to be completed.
Holding
Stub — to be completed.
Rule
A court must apply the law in effect at the time it renders its decision unless doing so would cause manifest injustice or there is statutory direction to the contrary; newly enacted attorney’s fees provisions applied to pending school desegregation litigation.
Significance
Established the presumption in favor of applying current law (including newly enacted statutes) to pending cases; courts should apply the law as it currently exists rather than the law at the time of the events giving rise to the case.