legal history
The Racist Roots of the Death Penalty
Racial injustice was central to the establishment of the U.S. death penalty. Ending racial injustice must be central to its abolition.
race and the law
3 posts in ‘race and the law’
A closer look
Making an Example of Luigi Mangione
The criminal legal system aims to send a message by massively overcharging him: it will defend racial capitalism above all else.
Race and the Law
Reclaiming Whren
How a committed critical race theorist on the bench might have written one of the worst Fourth Amendment cases in history.