1""!PLSC!!234!/!EP&E!389/!PLSC!827:!The!Politics,!Law!and!Economics!of!Affirmative!Action!LAW!!20538F01:!Democracy!and!Distribution:!The!Politics,!Law!and!Economics!of!Affirmative!Action"!Michael!Graetz!and!Ian!Shapiro"Fall!2010""Monday"3:30"to"5:20"pm,"RKZ"102" " " ""Office"Hours:" " " " " "Michael"Graetz:"Mondays,"2:00B2:30"pm"or"by"appointment"Room"346"Sterling"Law"Building"Tel:"432B4828;"[email protected]""Ian"Sha p iro :"Wednesdays,"2:00"B"4:00"110"Luce"Hall,"34"Hillhouse"Tel:"432B9368;"ian.shapiro@ ya le .ed u"" ""This"course"is"designed"to"address"the"question:"under"what"conditions,"if"any,"is"affirmative"action"desirable?"We"will"examine"arguments"for"and"against"affirmative"action"that"have"been"put"forward"in"the"courts,"the"ph ilosop h ical"literature ,"and "in"the"political"and"economic"arenas"since"the"Jim"Crow"era"in"the"Un it ed "S ta te s "(alt h o ug h "th e re "w ill"b e "so me"comp a rat ive "a tte n tio n "t o"a ffir m a tiv e "ac tio n "a n d"B la c k"Economic"Empowerment"policies"in"South"Africa"since"1994).""Principal"readings"will"be"taken"from"such"U.S."Supreme"Court"opinions"as"Parents"Involved"in"Community"Schools"v."Seattle"School"District"No.1,"the"Michigan "affirm ative "action "cas es,"and "Ricc i"v."DeSte fan o;"the ore tical"w ritings"by "John "Ra w ls,"Rob ert"Nozick,"Amartya"Sen,"and"Douglas"Rae;"historical"work"by"Michael"J."Klarman;"and"p o lit ica l"e co n o mic,"and"legal"commentary"by"Boris"Bittker,"Lani"Guinier,"Mary"and"Thomas"Edsall,"and"John"David"Skrentney."The"main"focus"will"be"on"affirmative"action"in"education,"employment,"and"political"representation."""Law"and"graduate"students"will"be"expected"to"write"a"20"to"25"page"research"paper"over"the"course"of"the"semeste r."A"on e"to"tw o "pag e"pa pe r"pros pe ctus "mu st"be "discu ssed "w ith"the "instruc tors"an d "submitted"for"approval"by"Mon day,"Octo ber"11th."The"instructors"will"suggest"additional"readings"once"paper"topics"have"been"selected."Because"this"is"a"researchBoriented"seminar,"it"is"not"appropriate"for"Credit/D/Fail."Undergraduate"students"can"either"pursue"this"option,"or"write"two"literature"reviews"(of"approximately"10"pages)."The"topics"should"be"approved"by"the"instructors."""Key:""L"="On"sale"at"Labyrinth"Books,"York"Street."These"books"have"also"been"put"on"reserve"at"Bass""Library."S="Posted"on"the"server."(Classesv2"for"Political"Science"and"EP&E"students,"Inside"for"Law""Schoo"l"students."""""!2""Week!1!(September!6):!Introduction!!"Required:""§ James"W eb b,"“D ive rsity"an d"th e"M y th"of"White"Privilege,”"The$Wall$Street$Journal,"Jul y"2 3 ,"2 0 1 0 . "(S )"§ Barack"Obama,"The$Audacity$of$Hope,$pp."240B249.$(S)"§ National"Organization"For"Women,"“Talking"about"Affirmative"Action.”"(http://www.now.org/issues/affirm/talking.html)"(S)""Week!2!(September!13):!The!history!of!affirmative!action!!"Required:""§ Michael"J."Klarman,"Unfinished$Businesses"(Oxford"University"Press,"2007)."(L)""Recommended:""§ Michael"J."Klarman,"From$Jim$Crow$to$Civil$Rights"(Oxford"Univ ersity"P ress ,"2004)."(L)"§ Michael"J."Klarman,"“Brown"and"Lawrence"(and"Goodridge),”"Michigan$Law$Review,"Vol."104,"N o ."3 "(D e c .,"20 0 5 ),"p p ."43 1 B 489."(S )"§ Michael"J."Klarman,"“How"Brown"Changed"Race"Relations:"The"Backlash"Thesis,”"The$Journal$of$American$History,"Vol."81 ,"No."1"(Jun .,"1 9 9 4 ),"p p."81B118."(S)"§ Andrew"Kull,"The$ColorEblind$Constitution$(Harvard"Unive rsity"Pres s,"1994 )."(L )"§ Ira"Katzn e lso n ,"When$Affirmative$Action$Was$White:$An$Untold$History$of$Racial$Inequa lity $in $T w e n tie th E Century$America"(W.W."No rto n"& "Co m p an y,"200 6) "(L)""Week!3!(September!20):!The!politics!of!affirmative!action!!""""""""""""""Required:""• John$David$S krentny,$The$Ironies$of$Affirm ative $Actio n:$Po lit ics ,$C u ltu re $a n d $Justice$in$Ame rica "(T he "Un ive rsity"of"C hica go "Pres s,"199 6) . "(L)"$ $""""""""""""""Recommended:""• Jennifer"L."Hoch sch ild," “From "Nominal"to"Ordinal:"Reconceiving"Racial"and"Ethnic"Hierarchy"in"the"United"States”"in"The"Politics"of"Democratic"Inclusion,"edited"by"Christina"Wolbrecht"and"Rodney"Hero"(Temple"University"Press,"2005),"19B44."""Week!4!(September!27):!Cases!I!" "Required:""• Ricci"v."DeStefano"(2009)"(S)"• Mitchell"Rice"and"Maurice"Mongkuo,"“Did"Adarand"Kill"Minority"SetBAsides?”"Public$Administration$Review"58"(1998):"82B86."(S)""Recommended:""• Drew"S."Days,"“Fullilove”"The$Yale$Law$Journal"96"(1987):"453B485."(S)" "3""• Jed"Rubenfeld,"“Affirmative"Action”"The$Yale$Law$Journal"107"(1997B1998):"427B472."(S)"• Jed"Rubenfe ld,"“T he "An tiBAntidiscrimination"Agenda”"The$Yale$Law$Journal"111"(12001B2002):"1141B1178."(S)"• George"R."Lanoue,"“Split"Visions:"Minority"Business"SetBAsides”,"Annals$of$the$American$Academy$of$Political$and$Social$Science,"Affirmative"Action"Revisited"523"(1992):"104B116."(S)!!Week!5!(October!4):!Cases!II!!!Required:"§ Barbara"Perry,"The$Michigan$Affirmative$Action$Cases"(University"Press"of"Kansas,"2007),"Chapters""2,"3,"5,"7"and"8."(L)"§ Parents"Involved"in"Community"Schools"v."Seattle"School"District"No.1"(2007)"(S)""Recommended:""§ Barbara"Perry,"The$Michigan$Affirmative$Action$Cases"(University"Press"of"Kansas,"2007),"other"chapters."(L)"§ J."Harvie"Wilkinso n "III,"“The"Seattle"and"Louisville"School"Cases:"There"is"No"Other"Way”"Harvard$Law$Review$121,"issue"1$(N o v"20 07 ):"158 B183."(S)"§ Gary"Orfield"et"al.,"“Statement"of"American"Social"Scientists"of"Research"on"School"Desegregation"to"the"U.S."Supreme"Court"in"Parents$v.$Seattle$School$District"and"Meredith$v.$Jefferson$County”"Urban$Review"40,"issue"1 "(Mar"2008):"96B136."(S)"§ Daniel"I."Morales,"“A"Matter"of"Rhetoric:"The"Diversity"Rationale"in"Political"ConBtext”"University$of$Wisconsin$Law$School,$Legal$Studies$Research$Paper$Series,"Paper"No."1120.""(S)"§ Stephen"L."Carter,"Reflections$of$an$Affirmative$Action$Baby"(Basic"Books,"19 92). "(S)"!Week!6!(October!11):!Analytics!I""Required:"§ Robert"Nozick,"Anarchy,$State,$and$Utopia$(Basic"Books,"1974 ),$Chapter"4."(S)"§ John"Raw ls,"“Jus tice"as "Fairn es s:"Politica l"not"Metaphysical”"Ph iloso p hy "and "Public"Affairs,"14"(Sum"1985):"223B251"(S)"§ Amartya"Sen,"Inequality $R ee x a m in e d " (H a rva rd"U nive rsity"Pre ss,"19 92 ),"Chp