Post-racial constitutionalism and the Roberts Court : rhetorical neutrality and the perpetuation of inequality / Cedric Merlin Powell, University of Louisville, Kentucky.

Author
Powell, Cedric Merlin, 1961- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Description
xv, 235 pages ; 24 cm

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Summary note
"This book provides a Critical Race Theory analysis of how the United States Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice John Roberts perpetuates structural inequality through neutral process rhetoric and illusory democratic ideals. It offers a comprehensive critique of the Court's race jurisprudence and post-racialism"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Rhetorical neutrality and post-racial historicism
  • The Burger and Rehnquist courts : transitional equality and post-racial colorblindness
  • The Roberts Court and post-racial constitutionalism
  • Post-racial process discourse : Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
  • Fisher II : post-racial process values and the diversity myth
  • Ricci v. DeStefano : post-racial neutrality, opportunity, and results
  • Texas Department of Housing Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. : disparate impact and post-racialism
  • Voting rights : contrived federalism and the problem of second-generation discrimination
  • The third (new) reconstruction in a post-racial age.
ISBN
  • 9781108839945
  • 1108839940 ((hardback))
LCCN
2022043433
OCLC
1322051574
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