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Why Elena Kagan’s Looks Matter
When hearings for her Court nomination start tomorrow, senators won’t be asking about her looks but everyone else already has. Professor Deborah Rhode on the continuing bigotry of beauty in American society.
Room for debate: Clayman Institute Faculty Advisor Rick Banks weighs in on divorce
The unexpected announcement by Al and Tipper Gore that they plan to divorce after more than 40 years of marriage has prompted a lot of hand-wringing, with some commentators worried anew about the state of marriage. But the Gores’ story offers little reason to worry.
Why looks are the last bastion of discrimination
In the 19th century, many American cities banned public appearances by “unsightly” individuals. A Chicago ordinance was typical: “Any person who is diseased, maimed, mutilated, or in any way deformed, so as to be an unsightly or disgusting subject . . . shall not . . . expose himself to public view, under the penalty of a fine of $1 for each offense.”
The legal system as a tool to protect women’s rights
Globally, women face a unique range of human rights issues, from female circumcision to sex slavery, domestic violence, infanticide, and honor killings. A number of organizations—including the United Nations—work to create awareness and campaign for change, but their efforts are often stymied by a lack of understanding about tradition, local culture, and national perceptions of independence, as well as their own innate bureaucracies.
Another Clayman Institute OpEd Project success!
“LaDoris Cordell, a graduate of the OpEd Project at the Clayman Institute seminar, uses the op-ed pages to call upon Deputy District Attorney Jeffrey Rosen to speak up against District Attorney Dolores Carr’s directive to her deputies to boycott the courtroom of Judge Andrea Bryan.
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