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Marriage Equality And Postracialism, Russell K. Robinson Jul 2015

Marriage Equality And Postracialism, Russell K. Robinson

Russell K Robinson

When California's Proposition 8 (Prop. 8) eliminated the right to matTy a person of the same sex, it aggravated a fissure between the black community and the gay community. Though Prop. 8 had nothing to do with race on the surface, the controversy that followed its passage was charged with racial blame. This Article uses the Prop. 8 controversy, including the ensuing Perry litigation challenging the law, as a window into relations between the black and gay communities. Although the matTiage equality movement bills itself as a descendant of the black civil rights movement, it often treats its forefather as …


In The Case Of Lyle V. Warner Bros. Television Productions, Et Al.: A Brief Amicus Curiae, Russell K. Robinson Jul 2015

In The Case Of Lyle V. Warner Bros. Television Productions, Et Al.: A Brief Amicus Curiae, Russell K. Robinson

Russell K Robinson

No abstract provided.


Boy Scouts & Burning Crosses: Bringing Balance To The Court’S Lopsided Approach To The Intersection Of Equality And Speech Jul 2015

Boy Scouts & Burning Crosses: Bringing Balance To The Court’S Lopsided Approach To The Intersection Of Equality And Speech

Russell K Robinson

This article identifies a previously-ignored pattern of Supreme Court decisions that privilege one competing constitutional value, either speech or equality, and subordinate the other—with little or no reasoning explaining its choice. In adjudicating such cases, including two cases decided last term, the Supreme Court has steadfastly treated these disputes as either a basic equality case or a simple speech case. This dichotomy is a problem because once the Court places a case within either a speech or equality paradigm, it is constrained by certain rigid analytical presumptions. These presumptions threaten to stunt the analysis and to deprive the Court of …


Racing The Client, Russell K. Robinson Jul 2015

Racing The Client, Russell K. Robinson

Russell K Robinson

No abstract provided.


Racing The Closet, Russell K. Robinson Jul 2015

Racing The Closet, Russell K. Robinson

Russell K Robinson

No abstract provided.


Structural Dimensions Of Romantic Preferences, Russell K. Robinson Jul 2015

Structural Dimensions Of Romantic Preferences, Russell K. Robinson

Russell K Robinson

No abstract provided.


Lunch -- Keynote Speakers -- Devon W. Carbado And Russell K. Robinson, Ucla School Of Law, Devon W. Carbado, Russell K. Robinson Jul 2015

Lunch -- Keynote Speakers -- Devon W. Carbado And Russell K. Robinson, Ucla School Of Law, Devon W. Carbado, Russell K. Robinson

Russell K Robinson

No abstract provided.


Uncovering Covering, Russell K. Robinson Jul 2015

Uncovering Covering, Russell K. Robinson

Russell K Robinson

A literary criticism of the book "Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights," by Kenji Yoshino, is presented. The book defines covering as toning down a disfavored identity to fit into mainstream. This phenomena is explained within the context of gay life. The pressure to convert gay people into straights and its implications for the civil rights of gay people are discussed.


Perceptual Segregation, Russell K. Robinson Jul 2015

Perceptual Segregation, Russell K. Robinson

Russell K Robinson

No abstract provided.


The Uncomfortable Relationship Between Sexual Liberty And Sexual Oppression, Russell Robinson Dec 2014

The Uncomfortable Relationship Between Sexual Liberty And Sexual Oppression, Russell Robinson

Russell K Robinson

No abstract provided.


Diverging Identities, Russell Robinson Dec 2014

Diverging Identities, Russell Robinson

Russell K Robinson

No abstract provided.


Unequal Protection, Russell Robinson Dec 2014

Unequal Protection, Russell Robinson

Russell K Robinson

No abstract provided.