Inequality 'From the Top': Applying an Ancient Prohibition to an Emerging Problem of Distributive Justice
30 Pages Posted: 30 Jun 2012
Date Written: October 1, 1984
Abstract
Focuses on the government's allocation of resources among sectors of the population and how this may erode equality. Examines Supreme Court doctrine dealing with the conferral of advantages. Proposes a new test for official giving, based on two little-used constitutional provisions, the antinobility clauses, and traces their history and applications. Addresses the strengths and weakness of an antinobility approach and draws a connection between it and concerns over white privilege.
Keywords: privilege, antinobility clauses, inequality
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Delgado, Richard, Inequality 'From the Top': Applying an Ancient Prohibition to an Emerging Problem of Distributive Justice (October 1, 1984). UCLA Law Review, Vol. 32, 1984, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2095319
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