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53 U. Pac. L. Rev. 798 (2021-2022)
The Way of the Dodo: On the Origin of Specious Anti-Critical Race Theory Laws

handle is hein.journals/mcglr53 and id is 855 raw text is: The Way of the Dodo: On the Origin of Specious Anti- Critical Race Theory Laws Matt Urban* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................. 800 II. LEGAL BACKGROUND .................................................................................. 803 A. Educators' Right to Impart Information and Ideas ............................ 803 1. Popular Prejudice: The Legacy of the Scopes Trial...................803 2. Distinguishing Secondary & Undergraduate Educators ............ 806 B. Students' Right to Receive to Information & Ideas ........................... 808 1. Narrowly Partisan & Political Manners ...................................... 808 2. Anti-Gay Curriculum Laws ........................................................ 809 3. Ethnic Studies Laws ................................................................... 812 III. DEFINING & DISTINGUISHING CRT ............................................................ 814 A. Origins .............................................................................................. 815 B. Common Themes .............................................................................. 816 C. Distinctions Within CRT................................................................... 818 IV. ANTI-CRT GOVERNMENT ACTION............................................................. 820 A. Executive Order 13950 ..................................................................... 821 B. State Legislatures .............................................................................. 824 C. Executive Agents .............................................................................. 828 1. State ..........................................................................................828 2. Local.........................................................................................831 V. CONSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS ....................................................................... 832 A. Patriotism as a Pretext for Viewpoint Discrimination ........... 832 B. Vagueness & Overbreadth................................................................. 836 VI. CONCLUSION .............................................................................................. 839 * J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 2022; B.F.A., Theatre, New York University, 2001. 2021 Stauffer Charitable Trust Research Fellow. Thank you again to Professor Larry Levine for his invaluable mentorship, advice, and humor. I would also like to thank Professor Tina Botts and Professor Francis J. Mootz III for sharing their knowledge and expertise with me. And thank you to the UPLR editorial staff for their patience and feedback on this article. Finally, thank you to my family, friends, and especially my wife Jocelyn for their continued love and support. 798

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