LAW-6431 LAW & SOCIAL INJUSTICE
This 3-credit hour seminar course examines the role played by both the law and the courts in perpetuating social injustice in the United States. It will address the history and current issues surrounding racism, not only the black/white racial binary, but also how racism has impacted the experiences of other people of color, including Latinos, Native and Asian Americans. Issues concerning discrimination based upon religion, class, gender, and sexual preference may also be explored, particularly in the papers written to satisfy the course requirements. The offering will probe difficult questions, such as how have the law and the American Legal system helped to create racism and perpetuate discrimination? How have the courts protected and enabled racism and discrimination? And, most importantly, what role can the law play in dismantling racial inequality and discrimination in America? Key U.S. Supreme Court decisions and legislation regarding issues of racism and discrimination will be studied and serve as landmarks of examples of the perpetuation of racism and discrimination and the efforts made to combat and end these on-going, systemic problems in the United States. May 23 2022 5:04 PM Julie Hagaman