Lanier v. President & Fellows of Harvard College
Lawsuits seeking compensation for injuries stemming from the institution of American chattel slavery face an uphill battle. From the absence of congressionally authorized remedies to procedural bars...
View ArticleAllen v. Milligan
America was founded on ideals of democracy, freedom, and political equality. It was also founded with racialized slavery, and for most of its history was devoted to a caste system that kept minorities...
View ArticleRoberts’s Revisions: A Narratological Reading of the Affirmative Action Cases
Introduction In law, one of the stories told by some scholars is that legal opinions are not stories. The story goes: legal opinions are mere recitations of facts and legal principles applied to those...
View ArticleThe Need for an Asian American Supreme Court Justice
Introduction In her insightful Comment on Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina...
View ArticleLaw Clerk Selection and Diversity: Insights from Fifty Sitting Judges of the...
Abstract Judicial clerkships are key positions of responsibility and coveted opportunities for career advancement. Commentators have noted that the demographics of law clerks do not align with the...
View ArticleThoughts on Law Clerk Diversity and Influence
Introduction It is my great good fortune to have been asked to comment on the remarkable Article Law Clerk Selection and Diversity: Insights from Fifty Sitting Judges of the Federal Courts of Appeals...
View ArticleComplaint Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Chica Project v....
In 2004, reporters asked then-President George W. Bush if he believed colleges should eliminate the practice of preferencing children of alumni, known as legacy students, in their admissions...
View ArticleExtrajudicial Segregation: Challenging Solitary Confinement in Immigration...
Stepping into that cell, it felt like I lost all hope. You could smell the concrete, the isolation, the loneliness. And I knew in my heart that I would die here. — Five Mualimm-ak After that first or...
View ArticleUnmasking the Boston Police Department’s Gang Database: How an Arbitrary...
A teenager in East Boston walks to school wearing a blue windbreaker — a gift from his mother — and a Chicago Bulls hat. Along the way, he crosses paths with a friend and a classmate he does not know,...
View ArticleColoring in the Fourth Amendment
Abstract For decades, a question has simmered in criminal procedure: Can the Fourth Amendment seizure analysis account for a suspect’s race? Scholars have long advocated for courts to consider race...
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