ISBN: 9781108839945 - post-racial constitutionalism and the roberts court: rhetorical neutrality and the perpetuation of inequality (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 250 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.63 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorCedric Merlin Powell is the Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs Professor of Law and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. His extensive publications in articles, essays, and book .

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Post-Racial Constitutionalism and the Roberts Court: Rhetorical Neutrality and the Perpetuation of Inequality provides the first comprehensive Critical Race Theory critique of the United States Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts. Since being named to the Court in 2005, Chief Justice Roberts has maintained a position of neutrality in his opinions on race. By dissecting neutrality and how it functions as a unifying feature in all the Court's race jurisprudence, this book illustrates the consequences of this ostensible impartiality. By examining the Court's racial jurisprudence dating back to the Reconstruction, the book shows how the Court has actively rationalized systemic oppression through neutral rhetoric and the elevation of process-based decisional values, which are rooted in democratic myths of inclusivity and openness. Timely and trenchant, the book illustrates the permanence of racism and how neutrality must be rejected to achieve true empowerment and substantive equality.…