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Paper Daughters, Nancy K. Ota
Paper Daughters, Nancy K. Ota
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Discrimination In Sentencing On The Basis Of Afrocentric Features, William T. Pizzi, Irene V. Blair, Charles M. Judd
Discrimination In Sentencing On The Basis Of Afrocentric Features, William T. Pizzi, Irene V. Blair, Charles M. Judd
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
This Article does not challenge the prior research on sentencing discrimination between racial categories that found no significant difference in sentences given to similarly-situated African Americans and Whites. In fact, in the jurisdiction investigated- Florida- no discrimination between African Americans and Whites was found in the sentences imposed on defendants, looking only at racial category differences. Rather, the research suggests that in focusing exclusively on discrimination between racial groups, the research has missed a type of discrimination related to race that is taking place within racial categories: namely, discrimination on the basis of a person's Afrocentric features. By Afrocentric features, …
Tribes And Tribulations: Beyond Sovereign Immunity And Toward Reparation And Reconciliation For The Estelusti, Carla D. Pratt
Tribes And Tribulations: Beyond Sovereign Immunity And Toward Reparation And Reconciliation For The Estelusti, Carla D. Pratt
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
American Medicine And The Politics Of Race, Maxwell Gregg Bloche
American Medicine And The Politics Of Race, Maxwell Gregg Bloche
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Straw men play a major role in the debate over racial disparity in American medicine. Most have been deployed by the disparities-denying right, but progressives intent on “outing” racism have sent forth their share. This essay flushes out the straw men while attempting to understand the competing moral premises that drive the politics of health care disparity. At bottom, arguments about the scope of disparity and discrimination in medical care are disputes about the appropriate scope of personal responsibility for life circumstances. Further research into the factors that correlate with racial differences in health care can shed light on the …
Judicial Notice: How Judicial Bias Impacts The Unequal Application Of Equal Protection Principles In Affirmative Action Cases, Victor Suthammanont
Judicial Notice: How Judicial Bias Impacts The Unequal Application Of Equal Protection Principles In Affirmative Action Cases, Victor Suthammanont
NYLS Law Review
No abstract provided.