The United States Supreme Court will hear an important case in December, 2006 concerning the right of school boards to use race as one factor among many in deciding where to assign K-12 students for the purpose of creating racially integrated schools. One of the many amicus curae briefs that were submitted in this case was authored by a group of social scientists and lawyers who want to show how the concept of structured racism can be used to fashion anti-discrimination civil rights remedies. The group is identified in this brief as the Structural Equity Caucus. This brief, which breaks new sociological and legal ground, can be accessed at the U.S. Supreme Court website.
On October 2-4, 2003, a major conference was held at Stanford University to assess the long-term implications of Prop. 54. Participants included journalists, social scientists and civil rights advocates. For more information, go to
Colorblind Racism Conference - Oct 2003 - Equal Justice Society
A. Links to Articles By Barlow
Andrew Barlow and Troy Duster: Racial Privacy Initiative - An invitation to racial discrimination San Francisco Chronicle May 10, 2002
Andrew L. Barlow "Race Data Now Banned in California--With Dire Effects" Contra Costa Times, Sunday, September 7, 2003
Contra Costa Times 09-07-2003 One race data ban had bad effects
Andrew Barlow and Troy Duster: "Researchers Challenge California Initiative To Ban Racial Data" American Sociological Association Footnotes, July/August, 2003: Public Forum
B. Web links for Issues
Pro-Prop. 54
Proposition 54 (Prop 54) - Racial Privacy Initiative
Anti-Prop. 54:
NO on the Information Ban - Coalition for an Informed California
More general statement on race by American Sociological Association:
1. http--www.asanet.org-media-ASA_Race_Statement.pdf
2. A broad look at race and Prop . 54: Sally Lehrman, Colorblind Racism Alternet, September 17, 2003
For wide-ranging source of articles on Prop. 54, affirmative action and race from different points of view:
Prop. 54 debate articles:
1.Anti-Prop. 54: Debating Proposition 54 - Data that bear on matters of life and death
2. Pro-Prop.54: Debating Proposition 54 - Let's strive for 'colorblind' ideal
3. Anti-Prop. 54 on Health Issues: MoveOn.org PAC