Race Against the Court
Author | : Girardeau A. Spann |
Publisher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 1994-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780814779934 |
ISBN-13 | : 081477993X |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Spann (law, Georgetown U.) savages the notion that the US Supreme Court is the guardian of minority rights: the method of their nomination ensures that they share the political preferences of the ruling elite; once on the court, justices are subject to societal opinion that disregards minorities; the landmark 1954 civil rights case has centralized affirmative action and convinced minorities of the futility of any efforts of their own toward self-determination; reliance on a small group of majoritarians legitimates the social subordination of minorities. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR