Paul Butler

Supreme Court Could Overturn Affirmative Action

On June 23, 2003, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor read her majority opinion in Grutter v. Bollinger, the case that upheld the affirmative action policy at the University of Michigan Law School. “It has been 25 years since Justice Powell first suggested approval of the use of race to further an interest in student […]

The World

How race affects a jury: latest in BART shooting case surprises activists

Conflict & Justice
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Arizona’s immigration law shifts burden of proof

Conflict & Justice
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Testing the First Amendment Online

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America, Still Not ‘Post-Racial’

Conflict & Justice
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Race, Justice, Freedom and Paul Butler

Global Politics

Paul Butler was on track for the American dream. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School, he was a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice. All that changed when he was arrested on charges he claims are false.