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Of Moral Outrage In Judicial Opinions, Duane Rudolph
Of Moral Outrage In Judicial Opinions, Duane Rudolph
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
Moral outrage is a substantive and remedial feature of our laws, and the Article addresses three questions overlooked in the scholarly literature. What do judges mean when they currently express moral outrage in the remedies portion of their opinions? Should judges express such moral outrage at all? If so, when? Relying on a branch of legal philosophy known as hermeneutics that deals with the interpretation and understanding of texts, the Article argues that in interpreting and understanding cases judges should express moral outrage when faced with individuals from communities whose voice has historically been at risk, is currently at risk, …