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Admitting A Wrong: Apology For The Historical Injustice Of The Dred Scott Case, Laura Kyte
Admitting A Wrong: Apology For The Historical Injustice Of The Dred Scott Case, Laura Kyte
BYU Law Review
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Linguistic Estoppel: A Custodial Interrogation Subject’S Reliance On Traditional Language Customs When Facing Unknown Expectations For Legally Efficacious Speech, Taylor J. Smith
BYU Law Review
For various reasons, speakers often communicate indirectly, hiding their words’ true meaning beneath an apparent surface meaning. For example, a woman trying to brush off her co-worker’s date invitation might respond, “I have to prepare for a presentation tomorrow.” While the words’ surface meaning doesn’t relate to the date invitation, the hearer usually understands the underlying message—that is to say, the words’ function differs from their form. However, because the law’s language ideology requires directness and surface-level meaning, lay-speaking interrogation subjects often have difficulty effectively invoking their Miranda rights. Because the legal system’s search for determinacy often results in reliance …
Country Club Sports: The Disparate Impact Of Athlete Admissions At Elite Universities, William B. Morrison
Country Club Sports: The Disparate Impact Of Athlete Admissions At Elite Universities, William B. Morrison
BYU Law Review
While conservative advocacy groups criticize affirmative action as anti-meritocratic, many universities give similar admissions preferences based on ostensibly race-neutral characteristics that highly correlate with wealth and whiteness. Using data made public through the recent legal challenge to Harvard’s affirmative action policies, statisticians have shown that the greatest boost to an applicant’s admission chances at elite universities is not minority status or high test scores, but rather appearing on a coach’s list of potential recruits. At Harvard, where 70% of athletes are white, these athletic recruitment lists are often for “country club sports” that require expensive tutoring and are rarely played …
Disparate Impact Claims And Punitive Damages: Justified Abrogation Of State Sovereign Immunity, Brad Stewart
Disparate Impact Claims And Punitive Damages: Justified Abrogation Of State Sovereign Immunity, Brad Stewart
BYU Law Review
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