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Jenée Desmond-Harris

Jenée Desmond-Harris

Former Race, Law, and Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Jenée Desmond-Harris

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    The “yes means yes” campus sex law won’t turn everyone into a rapistThe “yes means yes” campus sex law won’t turn everyone into a rapist
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    Concerns about its implications are totally misplaced.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
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    11 ways race isn’t real11 ways race isn’t real
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    You’ve heard that race is a “social construct.” These reminders of how silly racial categories are explain how that works in real life.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Criminal Justice
    Yes means yes: California’s new sexual assault law, explainedYes means yes: California’s new sexual assault law, explained
    Criminal Justice

    The state has redefined what it means for college students to consent to sex. Will their sex lives and rights change dramatically? Probably not.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris
    Criminal Justice
    The Supreme Court’s next assault on protections against discrimination: housingThe Supreme Court’s next assault on protections against discrimination: housing
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    The disparate impact theory is at stake, meaning it could soon be a lot easier to get away with policies and practices that harm minorities.

    By Jenée Desmond-Harris

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