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The Father Of Modern Constitutional Liberalism, John Lawrence Hill Dec 2018

The Father Of Modern Constitutional Liberalism, John Lawrence Hill

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

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The New Jim Crow’S Equal Protection Potential, Katherine Macfarlane Oct 2018

The New Jim Crow’S Equal Protection Potential, Katherine Macfarlane

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

In 1954, the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education opinion relied on social science research to overturn Plessy v. Ferguson’s separate but equal doctrine. Since Brown, social science research has been considered by the Court in cases involving equal protection challenges to grand jury selection, death penalty sentences, and affirmative action. In 2016, Justice Sotomayor cited an influential piece of social science research, Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, in her powerful Utah v. Strieff dissent. Sotomayor contended that the Court’s holding overlooked the unequal racial impact of suspicionless …


Dignity And Discrimination: Employment Civil Rights In The Workplace And In Courts, Laura Beth Nielsen, Ellen C. Berrey, Robert L. Nelson Mar 2018

Dignity And Discrimination: Employment Civil Rights In The Workplace And In Courts, Laura Beth Nielsen, Ellen C. Berrey, Robert L. Nelson

Chicago-Kent Law Review

Employment civil rights and the litigation associated with enforcing them are a complex interplay of public and private employers, regulatory agencies, and federal courts. When an employee loses a job or their position in an employing organization, the financial effects are very real. If the employee makes a claim of discriminatory treatment using the employer’s human resources complaint processes or with the EEOC or state equivalent, they often face workplace retaliation and even termination. Using interviews conducted with parties to employment civil rights lawsuits, this article argues that the regime of employment civil rights in the United States can be …


On Margaret Montoya & Jerome Culp: An Appreciation, Angela P. Harris Mar 2018

On Margaret Montoya & Jerome Culp: An Appreciation, Angela P. Harris

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

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“Who Is A Latcrit?”: Jerome Culp And Angela Harris Provide Answers And Ways Of Being, Margaret Montoya Mar 2018

“Who Is A Latcrit?”: Jerome Culp And Angela Harris Provide Answers And Ways Of Being, Margaret Montoya

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

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Korematsu Overruled? Far From It: The Supreme Court Reloads The Loaded Weapon, Lorraine Bannai Mar 2018

Korematsu Overruled? Far From It: The Supreme Court Reloads The Loaded Weapon, Lorraine Bannai

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.