Constructing Reality: Social Science and Race Cases

Authors

Beverly I. Moran

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Publication Date

2005

Page Number

243

Keywords

race, wealth, discrimination, class

Disciplines

Civil Rights and Discrimination | Law

Abstract

Dred Scott v. Sanford, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education and Grutter v. Bollinger all demonstrate that law alone is not enough to make social change. Instead, lawyers interested in social change must understand the nature of the societies that they attempt to persuade and the language that leads judges to change their ways of thinking. In the early 21st century, the language of persuasion is often the language of social science.

Recommended Citation

Beverly I. Moran, Constructing Reality: Social Science and Race Cases, 25 Northern Illinois University Law Review. 243 (2005)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/faculty-publications/738