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The National Masturbators Task Force, William B. Turner
The National Masturbators Task Force, William B. Turner
William B Turner
This paper describes political participation by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons as an indication of why all legislative classifications involving sexual orientation and/or gender identity should receive careful attention from the courts. We usually think of the courts as using equal protection analysis to protect powerless minorities, but the Court in Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center noted how most legislators showed great solicitude for the mentally retarded even as it struck down the municipal ordinance that imposed extra burdens on them. Indeed, the courts should reward active participation in the political process by minority groups by ensuring that …
"A Bulwark Against Anarchy": Affirmative Action, Emory Law School, And Southern Self-Help, William B. Turner
"A Bulwark Against Anarchy": Affirmative Action, Emory Law School, And Southern Self-Help, William B. Turner
William B Turner
This article presents archival evidence about Pre-Start, Emory Law School’s affirmative action program from 1966 to 1972. It places that evidence into the context of current legal and scholarly debates about affirmative action in law school admissions and demonstrates that Pre-Start is an extremely important case study for anyone who wishes to think carefully about this important topic. I perform post-hoc strict scrutiny on Pre-Start, showing that it meets, not only the standard of the majority in Grutter v. Bollinger (539 U.S. 306 (2003)), but even the much more exacting standard of dissenting Justice Clarence Thomas. Because white supremacists are …
"A Bulwark Against Anarchy": Affirmative Action, Emory Law School, And Southern Self-Help, William B. Turner
"A Bulwark Against Anarchy": Affirmative Action, Emory Law School, And Southern Self-Help, William B. Turner
William B Turner
This article presents archival evidence about Pre-Start, Emory Law School’s affirmative action program from 1966 to 1972. It places that evidence into the context of current legal and scholarly debates about affirmative action in law school admissions and demonstrates that Pre-Start is an extremely important case study for anyone who wishes to think carefully about this important topic. I perform post-hoc strict scrutiny on Pre-Start, showing that it meets, not only the standard of the majority in Grutter v. Bollinger (539 U.S. 306 (2003)), but even the much more exacting standard of dissenting Justice Clarence Thomas. Because white supremacists are …
Of Marriage And Monarchy: Why John Locke Would Support Same-Sex Marriage, William B. Turner
Of Marriage And Monarchy: Why John Locke Would Support Same-Sex Marriage, William B. Turner
William B Turner
Arguments about discrimination based on sexual orientation generally rest on interpretations of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment or about rights to autonomy rooted in modern substantive due process doctrine. Such theories typically presuppose a government that remains neutral among competing moral claims. This Article, by contrast, develops an account of rights against sexual orientation discrimination—including recognition of same-sex marriage—that does not depend on a thin moral conception of the liberal state. Instead, I situate lesbian/gay rights within a Lockean political theory of consent. John Locke’s theory of government, which was highly influential for the Founders of the …