Critical Race Judgments: Rewritten U.S. Court Opinions on Race and the Law

ISBN 10: 1107164524 / ISBN 13: 9781107164529

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2022

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Critical Race Judgments: Rewritten U.S. Court Opinions on Race and the Law
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107164524
• ISBN 13: 9781107164529
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

By re-writing US Supreme Court opinions that implicate critical dimensions of racial justice, Critical Race Judgments demonstrates that it's possible to be judge and a critical race theorist. Specific issues covered in these cases include the death penalty, employment, voting, policing, education, the environment, justice, housing, immigration, sexual orientation, segregation, and mass incarceration. While some rewritten cases – Plessy v. Ferguson (which constitutionalized Jim Crow) and Korematsu v. United States (which constitutionalized internment) – originally focused on race, many of the rewritten opinions – Lawrence v. Texas (which constitutionalized sodomy laws) and Roe v. Wade (which constitutionalized a woman's right to choose) – are used to incorporate racial justice principles in novel and important ways. This work is essential for everyone who needs to understand why critical race theory must be deployed in constitutional law to uphold and advance racial justice principles that are foundational to US democracy.

About the Authors

Bennett Capers is a Professor of Law at Fordham Law School and Director of the Center on Race, Law, and Justice. He teaches and writes in the area of criminal law, criminal procedure, evidence, and race.

Devon W. Carbado is the Honorable Harry Pregerson Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law and the former Associate Vice Chancellor of BruinX for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

R. A. Lenhardt is a Professor of Law at Georgetown Law and Co-Founder of the Racial Justice Initiative. Professor Lenhardt specializes in matters pertaining to race, family, and citizenship.

Angela Onwuachi-Willig is dean and Ryan Roth Gallo & Ernest J. Gallo Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law. She specializes in matters pertaining in critical race theory, employment discrimination, and family law.