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Making Race Salient: Trayvon Martin And Implicit Bias In A Not Yet Post-Racial Society, Cynthia Lee
Making Race Salient: Trayvon Martin And Implicit Bias In A Not Yet Post-Racial Society, Cynthia Lee
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This Article uses the Trayvon Martin shooting to examine the operation of implicit racial bias in cases involving self-defense claims. Judges and juries are often unaware that implicit racial bias can influence their perceptions of threat, danger, and suspicion in cases involving minority defendants and victims. Failure to recognize the effects of implicit racial bias is especially problematic in cases involving black male victims and claims of self-defense because such bias can make the defendant’s fear of the victim and his decision to use deadly force seem reasonable. The effects of implicit racial bias are particularly likely to operate under …
Voting Rights Disclosure, Spencer A. Overton
Voting Rights Disclosure, Spencer A. Overton
GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works
In "Beyond the Discrimination Model On Voting," 127 Harvard Law Review 95 (2013), Professor Samuel Issacharoff proposes that Congress turn away from what he considers the outdated and “limited race-driven use” of the Fifteenth Amendment and instead protect all types of voters from partisan manipulation using a “non-civil rights” Elections Clause approach. Specifically, Issacharoff proposes that jurisdictions disclose changes to voting rules for federal elections. This Essay argues that Issacharoff’s approach is incomplete. Contemporary discrimination exists and warrants attention — particularly where fast-growing minority populations threaten the status quo. This discrimination differs from simple partisan manipulation, as the discrimination reduces …