Publication Date

1-1-2024

Document Type

Article

Organizational Units

Sturm College of Law

Keywords

Critical Race Theory (CRT), Race Place & Law (RPL), Dual consciousness, Systemic discrimination, Colorblindness, LatCrit, Colorblindness, Fourteenth Amendment, United States Constitution, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), Grutter v. Bollinger, College admissions, Merit

Abstract

The idea of a colorblind society and constitution is a dream, not reality. Importantly, the idea of colorblindness has been used to hijack laws and constitutional provisions specifically created to right societal wrongs against minoritized persons, especially Black persons. Take for example, the recent controversy surrounding affirmative action in higher education.The Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, both created to secure the rights of Black citizens, have been co-opted to instead deprive them of opportunities. The latest example of this is a Supreme Court case decided this past summer—Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College (SFFA).

Rights Holder

Roberto L. Corrada, Denver Law Review

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

14 pgs

Publication Statement

Copyright held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

This article was originally published as Roberto L. Corrada, RPL, CRT, & LatCrit: "Finding the 'Me' in the Legal Academy", 101 Denv. L. Rev. 483 (2024).

Volume

101

First Page

483

Last Page

496

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