Antiracism Under Law

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This course will examine the role of the law in replicating our nation's racial hierarchy as manifest across indicia of socio-economic well-being. The class will also analyze various legal means for disrupting this hierarchy. In particular the court will assess the underlying legal dynamics of all material racial disparities along with legal solutions for the diminution of such disparities. The course will take a social justice approach to the continued influence of race on social well-being. As such, the course will focus on the legal system's ability to secure broad-based and sustainable human development, and to actualize the full potential of the entire US population. The course will consider theories suggesting that law should promote the common welfare and secure liberty for all.