Constitutional law professors Garrett Epps and Peter Shane dissect Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s recent opinion justifying the continuation of racially-motivated ICE raids in Los Angeles.
racial profiling
Posted inLaw and Justice
A Blinkered Supreme Court Blocks Relief from Racial Profiling
Opposed to the use of race in higher education, the conservative supermajority upholds it when it comes to deportation.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Racial Stereotypes Infecting American Police Departments
How longstanding cultures of bias are leading to the senseless killings of black men and women.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Basket Cases
In his first year on the Court [Clarence Thomas] scarcely ever left the Supreme Court Building on foot, and that was fortunate, in one way, because it meant that he probably never saw the boldly lettered [graffiti] on a Capitol Hill sidewalk across the street. It said, “Anita Told the Truth.” —“The Burden of Clarence […]
Posted inPolitical Animal
A Moment of Humanity from Charles Krauthammer
Is Charles Krauthammer the first right-wing pundit to declare, unequivocally, that Black Lives Matter? Maybe not. However, it was extraordinary to see the veteran Washington Post columnist push back against Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly’s relentless demonization of these civil rights activists on July 18. Considering Krauthammer’s decades of demagoguery (remember, this is the […]
