Law & Social Change 11 30 2009

December 1, 2009 Eric Dunn, Staff Attorney Northwest Justice Project 401 Second Ave. S., Ste. 407 Seattle, Washington 98104 Tel. 206-464-1519, ext. 234 [email_address] Litigation & Grassroots Organizations

Law: a definition ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],--Alexis de Tocqueville

Sources of U.S. Law ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Resistant to Change!!

Social Movements on Law: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Grassroots Orgs.: Can Transform Law Result: Individual Experiences Existing Law: Historical

Changes in law can fuel further change ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sources of Western Civil Rights Law ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Key Civil Rights Protections (Federal) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Key Civil Rights Protections (State) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Spotting Civil Rights Cases ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Spotting Civil Rights Cases

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Spotting Civil Rights Cases

Spotting Civil Rights Cases ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Most rights have both positive and negative forms (e.g., the right to do/not do something)

Hypothetical #1 ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Spotting Civil Rights Cases

Scrutiny: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Hypothetical #1 (continued) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Hypothetical #2.1 ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],Hypothetical #2.2

[object Object],[object Object],Hypothetical #2.3

Answer Key: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Equal Protection Clause ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],No State shall make or enforce any law which shall … deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Freedom from Discrimination ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Hypothetical #3: Equal Protection ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Anti-Discrimination: Statutes Extend Civil Rights to Private Actors ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Hypothetical # 3.2 ,[object Object]

Protected Classes: Housing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Hypothetical #5

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Circumstantial Evidence ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Hypothetical #6

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Hypothetical #4.2

Discrimination 201: Disparate Impact ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Disparate Impact: Analysis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Persons with Disabilities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Disabilities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Reasonable Accommodations: Interactive Process ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Retaliation/Reprisals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Remedies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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