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Prosecuting Race, Anthony V. Alfieri Apr 1999

Prosecuting Race, Anthony V. Alfieri

Duke Law Journal

Theoreticians and practitioners in the American criminal justice system increasingly debate the role of racial identity, racialized narratives, and race-neutral representation in law, lawyering, and ethics. This debate holds special bearing on the growing prosecution and defense of acts of racially motivated violence. In this continuing investigation of the prosecution and defense of such violence, Professor Alfieri examines the recent federal prosecution of five white New York City police officers charged with assaulting Abner Louima, a young male Haitian immigrant, in 1997. Professor Alfieri presents a raceconscious, community-oriented model of prosecutorial discretion guided by constitutional precepts, citizenship ideals, professionalism values, …


Rationing Justice—What Thomas More Would Say, Michael E. Tigar Jan 1999

Rationing Justice—What Thomas More Would Say, Michael E. Tigar

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Anachronism Of The Moral Sentiments? Integrity, Postmodernism, And Justice, James Boyle Jan 1999

Anachronism Of The Moral Sentiments? Integrity, Postmodernism, And Justice, James Boyle

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