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Of Reptiles And Velcro: The Brain's Negativity Bias And Persuasion, Kenneth D. Chestek
Of Reptiles And Velcro: The Brain's Negativity Bias And Persuasion, Kenneth D. Chestek
Nevada Law Journal
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Implicit Bias And The Legal Profession's "Diversity Crisis": A Call For Self-Reflection, Nicole E. Negowetti
Implicit Bias And The Legal Profession's "Diversity Crisis": A Call For Self-Reflection, Nicole E. Negowetti
Nevada Law Journal
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Discrimination Redefined, Ann C. Mcginley
Discrimination Redefined, Ann C. Mcginley
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In this Response to Professor Natasha Martin's article Pretext in Peril, Professor Ann McGinley argues that courts' retrenchment in cases interpreting Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act results from a narrow definition of discrimination that focuses on conscious, intentional discrimination. Increasingly social science research demonstrates that much disparate treatment occurs as a result of unconscious biases, but the courts' reluctance to consider this social science has led, in many cases, to a literal, narrow definition of “pretext." Moreover, she posits that the recent Supreme Court case of Ricci v. DeStefano redefines discrimination in an ahistorical and acontextual …