Thinking About Equity and Justice

This guide highlights sources that provide good starting points for reading and thinking about the law’s relationship with equity and justice. It also includes research suggestions for those who would like to dig deeper into selected topics. Our intention is to help readers learn more about issues that arise in contemporary discourse, recognizing that conversations about equity and justice are constantly evolving. If you would like to suggest an addition to this LibGuide, please use this form.

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You'll find more books in the Law Library and the VIRGO catalog under call numbers E185 & HV8141, and subjects Police Brutality, and Discrimination in Criminal Justice Administration.

Explore UVA Law faculty's scholarship on policing at the Center for Criminal Justice.

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You'll find more books in the Law Library and the VIRGO catalog under call numbers E185 and KF4749, and subjects Civil Rights Movements - United States, and Civil Rights - United States.

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You'll find more books in the Law Library and the VIRGO catalog under call numbers KF4755.B36 to .B76, and subjects Critical Legal Studies - United States, United States - Race Relations - Philosophy, and Race discrimination - law & legislation - United States.

Explore UVA Law faculty's scholarship on race at the Center for the Study of Race and Law.

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You'll find more books in the Law Library and the VIRGO catalog under call numbers HV9950 and KF9223, and subjects Discrimination in Criminal Justice Administration - United States, and Criminal justice - United States.

Explore UVA Law faculty's scholarship at the Center for Criminal Justice.

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You'll find more books in the Law Library and the VIRGO catalog under call numbers KF480 and KF3828, and subjects Discrimination against people with disabilities – Law and legislation – United States, Mental health laws – United States, and Mentally ill – Commitment and detention – United States.

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You'll find more books in the Law Library and the VIRGO catalog under call number KF4155, and subjects Segregation in education - Law and legislation - United States, and Discrimination in education - Law and legislation - United States.

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You'll find more books in the Law Library and the VIRGO catalog under call numbers KF478, KF4754.5, and KF4758, and subjects Women - Legal status - United States, Women's rights - United States, Feminist jurisprudence - United States, Transgender people - Legal status, Gays - Legal status, Lesbians - Legal status, and Sexual minorities - Legal status.

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You'll find more books in the Law Library and the VIRGO catalog under call numbers K3247 and KF8201-8208, and subjects Indigenous peoples - Legal status, Indians of North America - Legal status, and Indians of North America - Civil rights.

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You'll find more books in the Law Library and the VIRGO catalog under subject heading Intersectionality.

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You'll find more books in the Law Library and the VIRGO catalog under call number BL2525 and KF4783, and subjects Freedom of religion - United States, Church and state - United States, Religion and law - United States, and Religion and state - United States.

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You'll find more books in the Law Library and the VIRGO catalog under call number E185 and HV6773, and subjects Racism - United States, Race discrimination - law and legislation, and Hate crimes.