Styling Civil Rights: The Effect of § 1981 and the Public Accommodations Act on Black Women’s Access to White Stylists and Salons

Posted on Oct 29, 2010

By Constance Dionne Russell “We must challenge the rigid ways of the past, recognizing–as Judge Benjamin Cardozo declared in 1932–that ‘the agitations and the...

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“Together at the Table of Brotherhood”: Voluntary Student Assignment Plans and the Supreme Court

Posted on Oct 29, 2010

By Craig R. Heeren Many school districts embrace voluntary programs designed to maintain or increase diversity (racial, ethnic, and other sorts) within their schools. They do...

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My Isaac Royall Legacy

Posted on Oct 29, 2010

By Janet Halley Note to the reader: What follows is a revised version of remarks I delivered on Monday, September 17, 2006 in the Casperson Room at Harvard Law School, at the...

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Strategic Annexation Under the Voting Rights Act: Racial Dimensions of Annexation Practices

Posted on Oct 29, 2010

By Amanda K. Baumle, Mark Fossett, Warren Waren In July 2006, President Bush signed the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, following heated congressional...

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The South African Constitution as a Role Model for the United States

Posted on Oct 29, 2010

By Adrien Katherine Wing We are on the verge of achieving a new administration in Washington, perhaps a historic one led by a black man, Senator Barack Obama, or a white...

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The Right to the City

Posted on Oct 29, 2010

By Ngai Pindell I write and teach about cities. At one level, cities exist separately from their inhabitants. They inspire travelers, compete for capital and labor, and...

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