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Obama And The New Age Of Reform, Aziz Rana Jun 2009

Obama And The New Age Of Reform, Aziz Rana

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Barack Obama, Implicit Bias, And The 2008 Election, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Gregory S. Parks Apr 2009

Barack Obama, Implicit Bias, And The 2008 Election, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Gregory S. Parks

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

The election of Barack Obama as the forty-fourth president of the United States suggests that the United States has made great strides with regard to race. The blogs and the pundits may laud Obama’s win as evidence that we now live in a “post-racial America.” But is it accurate to suggest that race no longer significantly influences how Americans evaluate each other? Does Obama’s victory suggest that affirmative action and antidiscrimination protections are no longer necessary? We think not. Ironically, rather than marking the dawn of a post-racial America, Obama’s candidacy reveals how deeply race affects judgment.


Social Movements And The Ethical Construction Of Law, Gerald Torres Apr 2009

Social Movements And The Ethical Construction Of Law, Gerald Torres

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.