Articles, notes, and symposia pieces published in CLR’s print volumes.
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Represented by a Racist: Why Courts Rarely Grant Relief to Clients of Racist Lawyers
Courts usually don’t grant habeas claims for criminal defendants who allege that their lawyer’s racism prejudiced their defense unless the racial animus is obvious on the cold trial record. In Ellis v. Harrison, the Ninth Circuit had the opportunity to relax this standard and grant habeas relief to a client of a known racist lawyer…