and Legislators: Redefining

what are the implications of the Supreme Court's Missouri v. Jenkins decision for American public administration? In that landmark 1990 decision, tbe Court affirmed a federal district court order imposing local property tax increases for Kansas City, Missouri, residents as a means of raising funds for desegre-gation efforts by tbe local scbool district. In tbis article, Rosemary O'Leary and Cbarles Wise examine tbe significance of tbat decision for tbe "new partnersbip " tbat bas emerged in recent decades between judges and administrators. Based on interuiews with residents and scbool district personnel as well as arcbival and legal researcb, tbe authors find tbat tbe decision bas recast tbe role of public administrators operating under court orders. In tbis case, court decisions empowered and legit-imized actions by school administrators, as well as enhanced resources available to tbe scbool system. Equally important wer