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The Langugage And Culture (Not To Say Race) Of Peremptory Challenges, Sheri Lynn Johnson
The Langugage And Culture (Not To Say Race) Of Peremptory Challenges, Sheri Lynn Johnson
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Apostle Of Fundamental Fairness: New York Court Of Appeals Judge Stewart F. Hancock, Jr.'S State Constitutional Decision-Making, Thompson Gould Page
Apostle Of Fundamental Fairness: New York Court Of Appeals Judge Stewart F. Hancock, Jr.'S State Constitutional Decision-Making, Thompson Gould Page
Touro Law Review
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Reel Time/Real Justice, Kimberlé W. Crenshaw
Reel Time/Real Justice, Kimberlé W. Crenshaw
Faculty Scholarship
Like the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas hearings a few months before, the Rodney King beating, the acquittal of the Los Angeles police officers who "restrained" him and the subsequent civil unrest in Los Angeles flashed Race across the national consciousness and the gaze of American culture momentarily froze there. Pieces of everyday racial dynamics briefly seemed clear, then faded from view, replaced by presidential politics and natural disasters.
This Essay examines in more depth what was exposed during the momentary national focus on Rodney King. Two main events – the acquittal of the police officers who beat King and the civil …
Racial Imagery In Criminal Cases, Sheri Lynn Johnson
Racial Imagery In Criminal Cases, Sheri Lynn Johnson
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.