Talk:Davis Polk

"Infamous" is POV

Describing John W. Davis' representation of South Carolina in the case of Brown v. Board of Education is blatant POV. It also ignores the fact that, at the time, the United States Supreme Court had decided, on at least six occasions between 1896 and 1950, that racial segregation in public facilities did not violate the United States Constitution so long as equal provision was made for both races. Nothing in the relevant text of the Constitution had changed, and there has been no change since Brown was decided, so why would one expect a different conclusion to be reached after all that time? If the Constitution's meaning can change merely because the views and personnel of the Supreme Court have changed, then we have no Constitution, and, in truth, are governed by a judicial dictatorship. John Paul Parks (talk) 13:22, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Historical context

Davis is a known defender of racial segregation. At a time when the discourse of naming institutions is relevant (black lives matter), why is this not a relevant?

Why is it relevant that Princeton changed the name of its public policy school, which was named after Woodrow Wilson, but it is not relevant to even note the known involvement of a named partner?

188.207.74.159 I do not think the text you are trying to insert is notable or relevant enough to be in the lead of the article, and it is deleting information that is sourced. Consider adding it within the History section - but please note that anything you add to the article will need to have a reliable source. Best, Darren-M talk 10:06, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Small edits

Added in opening sentence the firm is known as "Davis Polk". Fixed the firm website link in the Info box to https://www.davispolk.com, since the dpw.com link wasn't working.Bjhillis (talk) 13:26, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

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