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Brief Amicus Curiae For The National Black Law Students Association In Support Of Respondent, Fisher V. Univ. Of Texas (No. 11-345), U.S. Supreme Court (August 2012) (With Deborah N. Archer, Susan J. Abraham & Aderson Francois)., New York Law School Racial Justice Project.
Brief Amicus Curiae For The National Black Law Students Association In Support Of Respondent, Fisher V. Univ. Of Texas (No. 11-345), U.S. Supreme Court (August 2012) (With Deborah N. Archer, Susan J. Abraham & Aderson Francois)., New York Law School Racial Justice Project.
Racial Justice Project
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Unshared Bounty: How Structural Racism Contributes To The Creation And Persistence Of Food Deserts. (With American Civil Liberties Union)., New York Law School Racial Justice Project.
Unshared Bounty: How Structural Racism Contributes To The Creation And Persistence Of Food Deserts. (With American Civil Liberties Union)., New York Law School Racial Justice Project.
Racial Justice Project
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Reimagining Criminal Prosecution: Toward A Color-Conscious Professional Ethic For Prosecutors, Justin Murray
Reimagining Criminal Prosecution: Toward A Color-Conscious Professional Ethic For Prosecutors, Justin Murray
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Prosecutors, like mostAmericans, view the criminal-justice system asfundamentally race neutral. They are aware that blacks are stopped, searched, arrested, and locked up in numbers that are vastly out of proportion to their fraction of the overall population. Yet, they generally assume that this outcome is justified because it reflects the sad reality that blacks commit a disproportionate share of crime in America. They are unable to detect the ways in which their own discretionary choices-and those of other actors in the criminal-justice system, such as legislators, police officers, and jurors-contribute to the staggering and disproportionate incarceration of black Americans. In …