Legal Concepts of Race
Post-Racial Constitutionalism and the Roberts Court by Call Number: KF4755 .P69 2023ISBN: 9781108839945Publication Date: 2022This book by Prof. Cedric Merlin Powell provides a comprehensive Critical Race Theory critique of the United States Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts.
Birthright Citizens: a history of race and rights in antebellum America by Call Number: KF4757 .J67 2018ISBN: 9781107150348Publication Date: 2018Examines how African American activists remade national belonging through battles in legislatures, conventions & courthouses.
Like a Loaded Weapon: the Rehnquist court, Indian rights, and the legal history of racism in America by Call Number: KF 8210 .C5 W55 2005ISBN: 9780816647095Publication Date: 2005Explores the ongoing legal force of the racist language directed at Indians in American society.
Manifest Destinies: the making of the Mexican American race by Call Number: E184.M5 G625 2018ISBN: 9781479882618Publication Date: 2018Examines the complex history of Mexican Americans & racial classification in the U.S.
Affirmative Action
The Affirmative Action Puzzle: a living history from Reconstruction to today by Call Number: HF5549.5.A34 U76 2020ISBN: 9781101870877Publication Date: 2020A history of affirmative action from the Civil Rights Act of 1866 through today.
For Discrimination: race, affirmative action, and the law by Call Number: KF4755.5 .K46 2015ISBN: 9780307907370Publication Date: 2013Examines affirmative action in the U.S.
Race and College Admissions: a case for affirmative action by Call Number: LC212.42 .M66 2005ISBN: 9780786419845Publication Date: 2005Affirmative action was meant to redress the lingering vestiges of the discrimination & exclusion so prominent in America's past & afford underrepresented groups the opportunities most take for granted.
Race in the Jury Box by Call Number: KF 9680 .F85 2003ISBN: 9780791458372Publication Date: 2003Discusses race-conscious jury selection & highlights strategies for achieving racially mixed juries.
Housing
- Redlining Louisville: Racial Capitalism and Real EstateMaps created by Joshua Poe exploring this history of redlining neighborhoods in Louisville.
The Color of Law: a forgotten history of how our government segregated America by Call Number: E185.61 .R8185 2017ISBN: 9781631492853Publication Date: 2017Explains how the laws & policy decisions passed by local, state & federal governments promoted the discriminatory patterns in cities that continue to this day.
Saving the Neighborhood: racially restrictive covenants, law, and social norms by Call Number: KF662 .B76 2013ISBN: 9780674072541Publication Date: 2013Tells the story of the rise & fall of racially restrictive covenants in America.
Voting Rights
Gerrymandering the States : partisanship, race, and the transformation of American federalism by Call Number: JK1341 .K44 2021ISBN: 9781316518120Publication Date: 2021Examines how, why & with what consequences gerrymandering happens across the U.S.
On Account of Race : the Supreme Court, white supremacy, and the ravaging of African American voting rights by Call Number: KF4755 .G65 2020ISBN: 9781640093928Publication Date: 2020Examines case-based evidence of the court's longstanding racial bias (often under the guise of "states rights") & the political forces determined to limit the right to vote.
Monuments
Controversial Monuments and Memorials by Call Number: E21 .C66 2018ISBN: 9781538113738Publication Date: 2018Examines the issues that communities face when reconciling with the past.
In the Shadow of Statues: a white southerner confronts history by Call Number: F379.N565 A26 2019ISBN: 9780525559467Publication Date: 2019Mayor Landrieu discusses his personal journey on race, the path he took to making the decision to remove monuments & tackles the broader history of slavery, race & institutional inequities in America.
Tribal & Indian Law
- National Indian Law LibraryProvides law bulletins, a tribal law gateway, research guides, and more.
- Native American Constitutions and Legal MaterialsThis digital collection from the Law Library of Congress contains most of the laws and constitutions from the early 19th century Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole, as well as 19th century items drafted after the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act.
- Tribal Nations & the United States: An IntroductionThis guide was developed by the National Congress of American Indians to provide a basic overview of the history and underlying principles of tribal governance.
- Tribal Treaties DatabaseProvides agreements between tribal nations and the United States from 1778-1886.
- Digital Commons: Indigenous, Indian & Aboriginal Law CommonsFree access to legal articles & commentary.
- SSRN Indigenous Nations & Peoples Law eJournalFree & public access.
- Land Acknowledgement & Resources on Indigenous Louisville & KentuckyResources assembled as part of the University of Louisville's Watson Conference on Rhetoric & Composition.
- Law360Select the "Native American" section for relevant legal news & analysis.
- LLMCSearch or browse a collection of Indigenous Law legal history, or select the Online Services Tab to access the Indigenous Law Portal.
- Lexis AdvanceSelect "Native American" under the "Practice Area or Industry" section of the Practice Centers page.
Law students & faculty only. - Westlaw EdgeSelect "Native American Law" under the Practice areas tab.
Law students & faculty only.
American Indian Sovereignty and Law: an annotated bibliography by Call Number: KF8201 .A1 A44 2009ISBN: 9780810862357Publication Date: 2009Includes sources dealing with federal Indian policy, federal & tribal courts, criminal justice, tribal governance, religious freedoms, economic development & numerous sub-topics related to tribal & individual rights.
Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and Law by ISBN: 9781933116983Publication Date: 2008Location: Reference KF8205 .E49 2009
Examines the reciprocal role that U.S. & Native policy & law have played in American political development.
Enduring Legacies by Call Number: KF 8205 .E53 2004ISBN: 9780313321047Publication Date: 2004This collection of essays by experts in Native American history examines historic treaties in light of recent & ongoing controversies.
