Cara McClellan

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

3501 Sansom Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

United States

http://https://www.law.upenn.edu/faculty/caralm

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

8

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Scholarly Papers (8)

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When Claims Collide: Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and the Meaning of Discrimination

U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 23-20, Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 31 May 2023 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2023
Cara McClellan
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Supreme Court, SFFA v. Harvard, white supremacy, reverse discrimination, intersectionality, discrimination, civil rights, colorblind, education, race-conscious, admissions program, Harvard College, stereotyping, Smith v. Regents of University of California, desegregation, Asian America

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Evading a Race-Conscious Constitution

U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper, No. 23-09, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law Online, Vol. 25, 2022
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 09 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2023
Cara McClellan
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Racial segregation, school desegregation, integration, diversity, institutional racism, racial equity, civil rights, discrimination, Brown v. Board of Education, affirmative action, college admissions, Supreme Court of the United States, SCOTUS, race consciousness, colorblindness

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Toward Abolitionist Remedies: Police (Non)Reform Litigation after the 2020 Uprisings

Fordham Urban Law Journal, Vol. 51, p. 635, 2024, U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 24-12, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 24-07
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 05 Mar 2024 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2024
Cara McClellan and Jamelia Morgan
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Police, over-policing, discrimination, abolitionist remedies, legal remedies, Black residents, ethics, racialized criminalization.

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Policy Dialogue: Racial Segregation in America's Schools

History of Education Quarterly, Vol. 63, p. 126 (2023), U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 23-04
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 21 Feb 2023
Cara McClellan and Matthew Delmont
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and Dartmouth College
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De jure & de facto racial segregation, school desegregation, integration, institutional racism, inequality, racial equity, civil rights, discrimination, local school district boundaries, magnet schools, educational access, Brown v. Board of Education, Sheff v. O’Neill

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What’s Left, And What’s Next, for Racial Diversity in College Admissions

The Regulatory Review, July 17, 2023 , U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 23-24
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 19 Jul 2023
Cara McClellan
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Supreme Court, Equal Protection Clause, Fourteenth Amendment, racial diversity, college admissions, universities, race-conscious remedies, discrimination, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, multiracial democracy, education equity, legacy admissions, affirmative action

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Discrimination as Disruption: Addressing Hostile Environments Without Violating the Constitution

Yale Law & Policy Review Inter Alia, vol. 31, 2015
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 16 Feb 2023
Cara McClellan
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Freedom of speech, racial discrimination, harassment, education, civil rights, hostile environment, TItle VI

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THE PERSISTENCE OF SCHOOL PUSHOUT AS RACIAL SUBORDINATION

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 16 Apr 2025
Cara McClellan
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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education, civil rights, segregation, racial justice, school discipline, constitutional law, desegreagtion, social movements, critical race theory

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Dismantling the Trap: Untangling the Chain of Events in Excessive Force Claims

Columbia Journal of Race and Law, Vol. 8, p. 1, 2017, U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 Feb 2023
Cara McClellan
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Law enforcement, police shootings, use of force, Fourth Amendment violations, racial discrimination, provocation, proximate causation