Race and Equality Across the Law School Curriculum: Tax Exempt Law

Journal of Legal Education, Vol. 54, No. 36, pp. 336-350, 2004

15 Pages Posted: 22 Apr 2004

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David A. Brennen

University of Kentucky - College of Law

Abstract

Race and Equality Across the Law School Curriculum: Tax Exempt Law chronicles the possibilities for racial examinations of tax exempt law in the law school environment, either through teaching or scholarship. The Article, prepared in conjunction with Association of American Law School's Summer 2004 "Racial Justice" professional development conference, relates the racial study of tax exempt law to the broader critical race theory movement in law generally. Thus, the Article highlights critical race theory's initial focus on constitutional law issues and traces its development to a focus on more neutral-looking areas of law such as tax law. The Article then outlines the basic scholarship concerning tax law generally as it relates to race, demonstrating how this general tax and race scholarship has effectively exposed racial bias in the federal tax imposed on wages and income of individuals. Finally, the Article outlines a laundry list of race issues in tax exempt law that might also contribute to improved notions of justice and fairness in the law. For example, the Article discusses the public policy limitation imposed on tax exempt charities, the role that racial diversity might play on tax exempt organization boards of directors and the current statutory prohibition on racial discrimination by tax exempt social clubs.

Suggested Citation

Brennen, David A., Race and Equality Across the Law School Curriculum: Tax Exempt Law. Journal of Legal Education, Vol. 54, No. 36, pp. 336-350, 2004, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=534562

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