Race Rights and the Law Blog
SpearIt
April 5, 2021
We have come a mighty long way in our criminal justice system. We have gone from a period of time when people of African descent were not considered humans and were deliberately excluded from serving on jury panels to seeing Black judges, defense attorneys and prosecuting attorneys taking part in selecting more diverse juries. Progress has been made, but how far have we really journeyed, and are…
Vinay Harpalani
March 31, 2021
Professor Tristin Green of the University of San Francisco School School of Law has posted I'll See You at Work: Spatial Features and Discrimination, which will be published in the UC Davis Law Review in Fall 2021. Below is the abstract, and the full article is available right here:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3811011
AbstractWe increasingly talk about HR practices and…
Vinay Harpalani
March 29, 2021
Professor Cliff Villa of the University of New Mexico School of Law has just published Remaking Environmental Justice in the Loyola Law Review. Below is the abstract, and the full article is available here: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/law_facultyscholarship/846/
Abstract
From movements for civil rights in the 1960s and environmental protection in the 1970s, the environmental justice…
Sheldon Bernard Lyke
March 26, 2021
Today marks the #StopAsianHate Virtual Day of Action and Healing. The mayor of Dallas, Eric Johnson, proclaimed March 26, 2021 as Stop Asian Hate Day. In the past couple of weeks, everyday people, activists, scholars, celebrities, and companies have filled social media feeds with messages of support for the Asian-American community using the hashtag #StopAsianHate. These posts respond to the…
Nadia B. Ahmad
March 23, 2021
The Yale Law Journal invites submissions on the Law of the Territories, covering the broad range of local, federal, and international issues arising out of and affecting the U.S. territories and their people, for Volume 131’s Special Issue. The deadline for submissions is July 15, 2021.
The Law of the Territories is an emerging field that explores novel legal questions facing residents of the U.S…
Vinay Harpalani
March 16, 2021
Earlier this week, I submitted my Essay for Georgia State University Law Review's upcoming symposium, "Social Justice and Racial Equality: What's Next?" My Essay is entitled Racial Triangulation, Interest-Convergence, and the Double-Consciousness of Asian Americans. Sadly, it now coincides with the tragic shootings in Atlanta yesterday, where a gunman killed several Asian Americans. I am…
SpearIt
March 3, 2021
As lawyers, we have a special obligation to mitigate inequities
You don’t need to be a lawyer steeped in the nuances of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to understand that last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests highlighted the widespread view that our justice system is not treating people of color equitably. But, as lawyers, we have a special obligation to work to…
Nadia B. Ahmad
March 2, 2021
The LSU Law Journal for Social Justice & Policy is hosting its inaugural symposium, “Fighting White Supremacy in the 21st Century,” on Friday, March 19, 2021 (3-5 PM CST). The panel will consist of five distinguished legal scholars.
The virtual symposium is free and open to the public. To register – and learn more about the event, the journal, and the panelists – please visit https://www.law…
SpearIt
March 1, 2021
On March 26, 2021, the Indiana Law Review virtual Symposium, No Justice, No Peace: Finding Justice in American Policing, will explore the ways in which the Black Lives Matter Movement has precipitated both discussions and direct action to make changes to policing in America. From Ferguson in 2014 to today, activists and advocates are making stronger and more direct calls for changes in the role…
Vinay Harpalani
February 17, 2021
As social justice advocates rejoice over Donald Trump’s defeat and look for paths forward, the biggest lesson comes from the 2020 presidential election itself. The right to vote is “preservative of all other rights[,]” and this past year underscored its importance more than ever. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, high voter turnout—and especially high Black voter turnout—propelled Joe…