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Equality Is A Brokered Idea, Robert Tsai Jan 2020

Equality Is A Brokered Idea, Robert Tsai

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This essay examines the Supreme Court's stunning decision in the census case, Department of Commerce v. New York. I characterize Chief Justice John Roberts' decision to side with the liberals as an example of pursuing the ends of equality by other means – this time, through the rule of reason. Although the appeal was limited in scope, the stakes for political and racial equality were sky high. In blocking the administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, 5 members of the Court found the justification the administration gave to be a pretext. In this instance, that lie …


Human Rights Hero - President Barack Obama, Stephen Wermiel Jan 2009

Human Rights Hero - President Barack Obama, Stephen Wermiel

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Screening The Law: Ideology And Law In American Popular Culture, Mark Niles, Naomi Mezey Jan 2005

Screening The Law: Ideology And Law In American Popular Culture, Mark Niles, Naomi Mezey

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