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Rawls And Reparations, Martin D. Carcieri
Rawls And Reparations, Martin D. Carcieri
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
In the past two years, four related events have sharpened debates on race in the U.S.: President Obama's election, the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, that Court's ruling in Ricci v. DeStefano, and the arrest of Obama's friend, Harvard professor Henry Gates. The President has spoken of a "teaching moment" arising from these events. Moreover, his writings, speeches and lawmaking efforts illustrate the contractual nature of Obama's thinking. The President (and all concerned citizens) should thus find useful an analysis of racial policy and justice in light of the work of John Rauls. Rawls may …
Exploring The Limits Of Executive Civil Rights Policymaking, Stephen Plass
Exploring The Limits Of Executive Civil Rights Policymaking, Stephen Plass
Oklahoma Law Review
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Civil Liberties And Civil War: The Great Emancipator As Civil Libertarian, Paul Finkelman
Civil Liberties And Civil War: The Great Emancipator As Civil Libertarian, Paul Finkelman
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties by Mark E. Neely, Jr.