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5 Dec 2007, 7:41 am
Nationally, the study found blacks go to prison at 10 times the rate of whites, and 193 of the country's 198 largest counties present such racial disparities. [read post]
31 Aug 2017, 7:35 am
And this racial inequality lies at the heart of persistent poverty for many.Racial disparities persist not because we have failed to condemn white supremacists and neo-Nazis, but because we have lacked the commitment to truly dismantle the systems and structures that perpetuate racial inequality.While the President’s statements in the aftermath of Charlottesville have drawn intense public rebuke, they reinforce a continuing effort to advance an agenda that would… [read post]
13 Jul 2009, 8:39 am
Supporters say the bill is needed to address a legacy of racial disparities in how the death penalty is applied, both nationwide and in North Carolina. [read post]
9 May 2014, 5:50 am
However, the BPD asserted (and the district court had agreed) that even a statistically significant racial skew in outcomes does not constitute a disparate impact unless the racial differential is also sufficiently large, or “practically significant. [read post]
24 Aug 2023, 4:05 pm
The legal term of art for this practice is “disparate questioning. [read post]
17 Jan 2024, 11:22 am
From Doug Bergman, at Sentencing Law & Policy: As noted in this October post, The Sentencing Project has been producing what it describes as "a series of four reports examining both the narrowing and persistence of racial injustice in the... [read post]
23 Sep 2021, 2:14 pm
“The court finds that plaintiffs have proven by a preponderance of the evidence that SB 168 has discriminatory or disparate effects on racial and ethnic minorities, and these discriminatory effects were both foreseeable and known to the Legislature at the time of SB 168's enactment. [read post]
25 Jun 2015, 8:27 am
In an opinion by Justice Kennedy, joined by Justices Ginsberg, Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan, the court held that while the statute which bars discrimination in the sale or rental of housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin supports challenges to policies that cause racial or other disparities, there are significant limitations on such claims, saying:If the specter of disparate-impact litigation causes private… [read post]
29 Apr 2009, 10:00 am
Once having used the measure, however, the employer learns about some of its unintended effects, and this can include a racially disparate impact. [read post]
12 Jun 2007, 5:54 am
Savage reports that "Supreme Court to reconsider long mandatory prison terms for crack cocaine dealers; Those selling rock cocaine are usually sent to prison for 50% longer than those selling powder cocaine; Critics see a racial disparity. [read post]
13 Sep 2012, 1:00 pm
As for the racial disparities that Ms. [read post]
9 Aug 2010, 11:53 am
If such a disparity exists, it has curious policy implications: Should more black defendants be sentenced to death to even things out? [read post]
23 Jan 2012, 7:16 am
Are African-Americans not getting the "fresh start" they deserve when filing for bankruptcy? [read post]
10 Jul 2014, 8:43 am
The New York Times Black and Hispanic defendants are more likely to be held in jail before trial and more likely to be offered plea bargains that include a prison sentence than whites and Asians charged with the same crimes, according to a two-year study of prosecutions handled by the Manhattan district attorney’s office. [read post]
5 Sep 2016, 2:22 pm
A concurrent research study was also conducted to measure the connection between costs, recidivism and racial disparities in the juvenile justice system…Approximately one million youth appear in juvenile courts each year. [read post]
9 Jul 2018, 5:49 am
Bollinger (2003), it was made clear that the Supreme Court would apply strict scrutiny to laws and policies that discriminate against the racial majority and not just against racial minorities. [read post]
21 May 2012, 5:12 am
Similarly, under the new Israeli framework, once the plaintiff makes a prima facie case of disproportionate pay, the burden then shifts to the employer to prove gender neutral reasons for the pay disparity. [read post]
12 Oct 2016, 5:38 pm
The Supreme Court held for the first time that the FHA allows disparate impact liability, and outlined when such disparate impact cases can be brought. [read post]
6 May 2013, 5:07 am
With this report, Less than Equal: Racial Disparities in Wealth Accumulation, the Urban Institute joins a growing body of research showing that in America today, wealth is not colorblind and that during the recession this gap has widened. [read post]
7 Dec 2020, 1:39 pm
Black and Brown students, students with disabilities, and other marginalized students are disparately impacted by these punitive approaches to school discipline. [read post]
