Eva Paterson

Justice Kennedy, Implicit Bias, Racial Anxiety and Dismantling the 14th Amendment’s Intent Standard

Last month, I had the distinct pleasure of talking to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference on implicit bias, racial anxiety and the 14th Amendment. The judicial conference, attended by 600 judges and lawyers working in the federal courts of the Ninth Circuit, meets to consider the business of the courts, to share ways to improve theContinueContinue reading “Justice Kennedy, Implicit Bias, Racial Anxiety and Dismantling the 14th Amendment’s Intent Standard”

African Americans Started Memorial Day

Yesterday as I was driving from San Francisco to Oakland, I heard a news report on NPR that made me cry. Voter suppression, a.k.a. Voter ID laws, have gone into effect in Arkansas, my father’s birthplace. A report today from Zachary Roth of MSNBC states: Among the problems reported from Tuesday: poll workers quizzing votersContinueContinue reading “African Americans Started Memorial Day”

Picking Cotton, Playing Professional Basketball, or Being the President of the United States of America. Hmmm.

This is personal The Clippers beat the Golden State Warriors. I watched the beginning of the game along with most of the nation to see the aftermath of yet another racist tirade from a deranged and entitled white man. I am not a basketball fan despite having played guard in high school when girls couldContinueContinue reading “Picking Cotton, Playing Professional Basketball, or Being the President of the United States of America. Hmmm.”