Are the kinds of civil rights cases brought before the Court changing?
Yes, they are. Those bringing civil rights claims before the court are using tactics from our playbook to reverse what we traditionally understand to be discrimination. They understand our principles, have taken our playbook in effect, and flipped the script. The effect is that the real issues of black and brown people are not heard. Those of us who litigate civil rights cases are concerned about the way in which the court hears civil rights cases and if it will be fair. Civil rights as we know and support it are being attacked and the voices of people of color are not being heard. Q: Are we going to continue to find ourselves seeing more cases of reverse discrimination? A: I think we are. The election of Obama, as wonderful of a milestone that it has been, convinces more people that race is absolutely not an issue no matter what. Some people argue that race is not an issue even though there is this undercurrent at best, and a loud discourse about race. This is an opportunity for peopl
