The constitutional logic of affirmative action:

The Central Argument: The Meaning of Racial Correlations Given Nonracist Assumptions and Original Positions. Of Molecules and Mobility. Required Assumptions and the Court. Race and Cultural Ethnicity Distinguished -- The Innocent Persons Argument Examined: The Innocent Person Shown to Be Guilty When...

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Main Author: Fiscus, Ronald Jerry (Author)
Other Authors: Wasby, Stephen L. 1937- (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham Duke University Press 1992
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Summary:The Central Argument: The Meaning of Racial Correlations Given Nonracist Assumptions and Original Positions. Of Molecules and Mobility. Required Assumptions and the Court. Race and Cultural Ethnicity Distinguished -- The Innocent Persons Argument Examined: The Innocent Person Shown to Be Guilty When Claiming Proportional Set-Aside Positions. The Innocent Persons Argument and the Court. The Misplaced Emphasis on Innocence and Blame -- Proportionate and Disproportionate Quotas, The Key Distinction: Formalism. Entitlement. The Supreme Court and the Proportionality Principle. Related Constitutional Arguments -- Scholarly Comment and the Proportionality Principle: Ronald Dworkin and the Rights of Whites -- Applying the Principles: The Supreme Court and Affirmative Action: In General. Local versus National Standards. Applicant versus Labor Pool. The Complications of Seniority and Repeat Applications in Hiring and Promotions. Seniority, Repeat Applications, and Layoffs: The Stotts Case Revisited
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-141) and index
Physical Description:xviii, 150 p 24 cm
ISBN:9780822382263
0822382261

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