If you watch the hit television series, The Walking Dead, or if you are a fan of horror movies, you know that zombies are fictional walking corpses with an insatiable hunger for human flesh. But in many respects, some California politicians act like … Continue reading
The disappointing decision by the Ninth Circuit yesterday in AGC San Diego v California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) means that Caltrans can continue its policy of multiracial discrimination. Caltrans imposes a one-size-fits-all racial preference on all federally assisted transportation construction and … Continue reading
Will discriminatory contract requirements derail the California high speed rail? In June, the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) is expected to award its first ever contract for the design and construction of a segment of California’s high speed rail line. … Continue reading
In this excellent post from Discriminations, John Rosenberg describes the five fallacies of the Sixth Circuit’s “jaw-dropping” decision in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action. In Schuette, the court said Michigan’s voters had somehow violated the U.S. Constitution’s Equal … Continue reading
After 31 years, the Supreme Court will finally take another look at the “political structure” doctrine. If you didn’t read Monday’s post by PLF College of Public Interest Law fellow, Jonathan Wood, you may be unfamiliar with that doctrine. In 1969, and again in 1982, the United … Continue reading
May the voters of a state amend their state constitution to prohibit discrimination and preferences based upon race? The Supreme Court will address that question. Today, with Justice Kagan recusing herself, the Court granted certiorari in Schuette v. Michigan Coalition to Defend … Continue reading
Useful innocent? Useful idiot? No, just uninformed. At least that appears to be the explanation for a contractor who expressed delight with a court ruling that allows the government to continue its racial discrimination . . . against him. In 2011, a federal … Continue reading