Lani Guinier

Bennett Boskey Professor of Law

Assistant:	Janet Moran 617/495-8304
Phone:	(617) 496-1913
Fax:	(617) 496-4880
Email:	lguinier@law.harvard.edu
Web Page:	http://www.law.harvard.edu/faculty/guinier

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Books

Guinier, Lani. Tyranny of the Meritocracy: How Wealth Became Merit, Class Became Race and Higher Education Became a Gift from the Poor to the Rich (Beacon Press forthcoming 2011).

Guinier, Lani & Gerald Torres. The Miner's Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy (Harvard University Press 2002).
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Guinier, Lani & Susan Sturm. Who's Qualified?: A New Democracy Forum on Creating Equal Opportunity in School and Jobs (Beacon Press 2001).
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Guinier, Lani. Lift Every Voice:Turning a Civil Rights Setback into a New Vision of Social Justice (Simon and Schuster 1998).
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Guinier, Lani, Jane Balin & Michelle Fine. Becoming Gentlemen: Women, Law Schools and Institutional Change (Beacon Press 1997).
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Guinier, Lani. The Tyranny of the Majority: Fundamental Fairness in Representative Democracy (The Free Press 1994).
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Shorter Works in Collection

Guinier, Lani & Gerald Torres. "Whiteness of a Different Color?" in Offwhite (Routledge, 2004).

Guinier, Lani. "What We Must Overcome" in Debating Democracy: A Reader in American Politics (Bruce Miroff, et al. eds., Houghton Mifflin, 2003).

Guinier, Lani. "Of Gentlemen and Role Models" in Critical Race Feminism (Adrien Wing, et al. eds., New York University Press, 2003).

Guinier, Lani. "And to the C Students: The Lessons of Bush v. Gore" in A Badly Flawed Election (Ronald Dworkin ed., New Press, 2002).

Guinier, Lani. "What We Must Overcome" in Best American Political Writing (Royce Flippin ed., Thounder's Mouth Press, 2002).

Guinier, Lani. "Confirmative Action, 25 Law and Social Inquiry 565" in Journal Of The American Bar Foundation (Spring, 2000).

Guinier, Lani. "Confirmative Action in a Multiracial Democracy" in The State of Black America (National Urban League, 2000).

Guinier, Lani & Pamela Karlan. "The Majoritarian Difficulty: One Person, One Vote" in Reason and Passion: Justice Brennan's Enduring Influence (Brennan Center for Justice, 1997).

Guinier, Lani. "Voting Rights and Democratic Theory: Where Do We Go From Here?" in Controversies In Minority Voting: A Twenty-Five Year Pespective on the Voting Rights Act (Chandler Davidson and Bernard Grofman, eds, 1992).

Guinier, Lani & Drew S. Days. "Enforcement of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act" in Minority Vote Dilution (Howard University Press, 1984).

Articles in a Periodical

Guinier, Lani. "Courting the People: Demosprudence and the Law / Politics Divide," Green Bag Almanac and Reader 2010, 2010, at 265.

Guinier, Lani. "Courting the People: Demosprudence and the Law/Politics Divide," 89 Boston University Law Review 539 (2009).
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Guinier, Lani. "Beyond Electocracy: Rethinking the Political Representative as Powerful Stranger," 71 The Modern Law Review 1 (2008).

Guinier, Lani. "Supreme Court Foreword: Demosprudence Through Dissent," 122 Harv. L. Rev. 4 (2008).
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Guinier, Lani & Susan Sturm. "The Law School Matrix: Reforming Legal Education in a Culture of Competition and Conformity," 60 Vanderbilt L. Rev. 515 (2007).

Minow, Martha L. & Lani Guinier. "Dynamism, Not Just Diversity," 30 Harvard Journal of Law and Gender 269 (2007).

Guinier, Lani. "Sustaining Democracy," 24 Kettering Review 22 (2006).
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Guinier, Lani. "The Miner's Canary," 91 Liberal Education (2005).
(plenary address to Association of American Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting)

Guinier, Lani. "From Racial Liberalism to Racial Literacy: Brown v. Board of Education and the Interest-Divergence Dilemma," 91 Journal of American History 92 (2004).
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Guinier, Lani. "Admissions Rituals as Political Acts: Guardians at the Gates of Our Democratic Ideals," 117 Harvard Law Review 113 (2003).
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Guinier, Lani & Susan Sturm. "Learning from Conflict: Reflections on Teaching About Race and Gender," 53 Journal of Legal Education 515 (2003).
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Guinier, Lani. "The Pigment Perplex," The American Lawyer, August 2002.
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Guinier, Lani. "Supreme Democracy: Bush v. Gore Redux," 34 Loyola University Chicago Law Journal 23 (2002).
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Guinier, Lani. "Confirmative Action in Higher Education," Chronicle of Higher Education, December 14, 2001.
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Guinier, Lani. "Faith in Politics?" Boston Review New Democracy Forum, April/May 2001.
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Guinier, Lani. "What We Must Still Overcome," 12 American Prospect (2001).

Guinier, Lani. "Confirmative Action," 25 Law and Social Inquiry 565 (2000).
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Guinier, Lani. "Reframing the Affirmative Action Debate," 86 Kentucky Law Journal 3 (1998).
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Guinier, Lani. "Lessons and Challenges of Becoming Gentlemen," 24 Review of Law & Social Change 1 (1998).
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Guinier, Lani & Susan Sturm. "The Future of Affirmative Action: Reclaiming the Innovative Ideal," 84 California Law Review 953 (1996).
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Guinier, Lani. "The Miner's Canary: Race and the Democratic Process," Fall 521 Dissent Magazine (1995).

Guinier, Lani. "More Democracy," 10 University of Chicago Legal Forum 1 (1995).
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Guinier, Lani. "The Supreme Court, 1993 Term: Comment: [E]racing Democracy: The Voting Rights Cases," 108 Harvard Law Review 109 (1994).

Guinier, Lani. "The Representation of Minority Interests: The Question of Single-Member Districts," 14 Cardozo Law Review 1135 (1993).

Guinier, Lani. "Groups, Representation, and Race-Conscious Districting: A Case of the Emperor's Clothes," 71 Texas Law Review 1589 (1993).

Guinier, Lani. "Lines in the Sand, A Review Essay of Charles Fried, Order and Law: Arguing the Reagan Revolution," 72 Texas Law Review 315 (1993).

Guinier, Lani. "Introduction of Professor Mari Matsuda," 3 Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review 3 (1993).

Guinier, Lani. "The Triumph of Tokenism: The Voting Rights Act and the Theory of Black Electoral Success," 89 University of Michigan 1077 (1991).

Guinier, Lani. "Of Gentlemen and Role Models," 6 Berkeley Women's Law Journal 93 (1991).

Guinier, Lani. "No Two Seats: The Elusive Quest For Political Equality," 77 University of Virginia Law Review 1413 (1991).

Guinier, Lani. "Keeping The Faith: Black Voters In The Post Reagan Era," 24 Harvard Civil Rights Civil Liberties Law Review 393 (1989).

Articles in a Newspaper

Guinier, Lani & Susan Sturm. "America's Best Colleges: Merit By The Numbers," Forbes, August 5, 2009.
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Guinier, Lani. "Race and Reality in a Front-Porch Encounter," The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 30, 2009, The Chronicle Review.
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Guinier, Lani & Susan Sturm. "Trial by Firefighters," New York Times, July 11, 2009, op-ed.
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Guinier, Lani. "Trick of Virtual Redistricting," Boston Globe, March 13, 2006, OP-ED, at A 11.
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Guinier, Lani. "Our Preference for the Privileged," Boston Globe, July 9, 2004, OP-ED, at A 13.
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Guinier, Lani. "The Constitution is Both Color Blind and Color-Conscious," Chronicle of Higher Education, July 4, 2003.

Guinier, Lani. "Saving Affirmative Action and a Process for Elites to Choose Elites," Village Voice, July 2-8, 2003.

Guinier, Lani. "Democracy Tested," The Nation, May 5, 2003.

Guinier, Lani. "The 'Quota' Smokescreen," The Nation, February 10, 2003.

Guinier, Lani. "Race Shows the Way," Legal Times, September 16, 2002.

Guinier, Lani. "Colleges Should Take Confirmative Action in Admissions," Chronicle of Higher Education, December 14, 2001.

Guinier, Lani. "MBTA Must Stop Harassing Black Kids," The Boston Globe, May 31, 2001, (Op-Ed).

Guinier, Lani. "Proportional Representation First Step in Election Reform," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 19, 2000, (Op-Ed).

Guinier, Lani. "A New Voting Rights Movement," New York Times, December 18, 2000, (Op-Ed), at A27.

Guinier, Lani. "The Ballot via the Courthouse," New York Times, December 18, 2000, (Op-Ed).

Guinier, Lani. "Making Every Vote Count," The Nation, December 4, 2000.

Guinier, Lani. "Fiasco 2000 Shows Need for Overhaul to Reach Fair Representation," San Jose Mercury News, November 21, 2000, (Op-Ed).

Guinier, Lani. "A Modest Proposal for Voter Empowerment," Essence, October 2000.

Guinier, Lani & Gerald Torres. "Credit Bush Doesn't Deserve," New York Times, August 8, 2000, at A29.

Guinier, Lani. "An Equal Chance," The New York Times, April 23, 1998, (Op-Ed).

Guinier, Lani. "The Real Bias in Higher Education," The New York Times, June 24, 1997, (Op-Ed).

Guinier, Lani. "Can't We Talk? Beyond Winner Take All in Democracy's Conversation," The Nation, January 23, 1995.

Guinier, Lani. "Don't Blame the Gerrymander," New York Times Magazine, January 8, 1995.

Guinier, Lani. "The Miner's Canary: Race and the Democratic Process," Dissent, Fall 1995, at 521.

Guinier, Lani. "What Color is Your Gerrymander?" Washington Post, March 27, 1994, Outlook Section.

Guinier, Lani. "Lani Guinier's Day in Court: Who's Afraid of Lani Guinier?" The New York Times Magazine, February 27, 1994.

Guinier, Lani. "Life as a Female Gentleman," The Boston Globe, January 9, 1994.

Guinier, Lani. "Clinton Spoke the Truth on Race," The New York Times, October 19, 1993.

Guinier, Lani. "A Challenge to Journalists on Racial Dialogue," International Review, Fall 1993, at 11.

Guinier, Lani. "Second Proms and Second Primaries: The Limits of Majority Rule," Boston Review, Fall 1992, at 32.

Prefaces or Epilogues

Guinier, Lani. "Introduction: From Racial Profiling to Racial LIteracy: Lessons of 12 Angry Men" to From Racial Profiling to Racial Literacy: Lessons of 12 Angry Men (New Press, 2011).

Presentations

Guinier, Lani. The Chorley Lecture, London School of Economics (June 13, 2007).

Guinier, Lani, Columbia University President Lee Bollinger & NAACP LDF Director Ted Shaw. "The Future of Diversity: A Discussion on Affirmative Action," The Schomburg Center, (May 24, 2007).

Guinier, Lani. The Yale Fowler Harper Lecture (April 30, 2007).

Guinier, Lani. Mitstifer Lecture at the NCEA, Nashville TN (November 5, 2005).

Guinier, Lani. Stanford Presidential Lecture (October 31, 2005).
(Presented at Stanford University)

Guinier, Lani. "Citizens Coming Together," 35th Annuall Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast, Guest Lecturer (January 17, 2005).

Guinier, Lani. Keynote Address, Schwartz Lecture at University of Chicago Law School (October 19, 2004).

Guinier, Lani. Keynote Address, C. Clyde Ferguson Lecture at Howard University Law School (October 5, 2004).

Guinier, Lani. Howard University School of Law, Clarence Clyde Ferguson Jr. Annual Lecture, Guest Lecturer (October 5, 2004).

Guinier, Lani. Keynote Address, Ryan Lecture at Georgetown Law Center (September 27, 2004).

Guinier, Lani. Keynote Address, Brown vs. Board 50th Anniversary Presidential Commission Speech (March 15, 2004).

Guinier, Lani. Keynote Address, James Thomas Lecture, Yale Law School (October 31, 2003).

Guinier, Lani. Keynote Address, Annual Gamble Lecture, University of Massachusetts Department of Economics (October 24, 2003).

Guinier, Lani. Keynote Address, Annual Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg Distinguished Lecture on Women and the Law (2002).

Guinier, Lani. Hearing on Universal Registration Act, Committee on Rules, United States Senate (May 12, 1988).

Guinier, Lani. Hearing on Procedure for Creating Congressional and Legislative Districts, New Jersey Assembly State Government Committee, Trenton, N.J. (August 21, 1986).

Guinier, Lani. Confirmation of William Bradford Reynolds to be Associate Attorney General, Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, No. 99-374 (June 5, 1985).

Guinier, Lani. Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights, Hearings on Voter Registration Barriers, New York, New York (November 27, 1984).

Guinier, Lani. Hearing on The Voting Rights Act, Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights, Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives (July 26, 1984).

Miscellaneous Publications

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief for: The United States Supreme Court: Presley v. Etowah County, No. 90-711 (January 27, 1992)

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief for: The United States Supreme Court: Chisom v. Roehmer, (1991)

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief for: The United States Supreme Court: HLA v. Mattox, et al. (1991)

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief for the United States Court of Appeals: LULAC et al. and Houston Lawyers Association et al. v. Mattox, No. 90-8014 (United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Oct. 4, 1991) on brief for plaintiff-intervenor-appellees on remand

Guiner, Lani. Legal Brief: Whitfield v. Democratic Party, 686 F. Supp. 1365 (E.D. Ark. 1988), aff'd on reh'g on equally divided court, 902 F.2d 15 (8th Cir. 1990) (en banc), counsel of record

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief: U.S. v. Spiver Gordon, 817 F.2d 1538 (11th Cir. 1987), counsel of record

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief: Push v. Allain, 674 F. Supp. 1245 (ND Miss. 1987), of counsel

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief: Sherpell v. Humnoke, F.2d (8th Cir. 1987) (unpub.), counsel of record

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief for: The Counsel of Thornburg v. Gingles, 590 F. Supp. 334 (E.D. NC 1984) (three-judge court), aff'd, 478 U.S. 30 (1986)

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief for jury trial: United States v. Turner, Hogue, & Turner, Cr. No. 85-00014 (S.D. Ala. July 5, 1985)

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief for The United States Supreme Court: NAACP v. Hampton County, Election Commission 470 U.S. 166 (1985)

Guinier, Lani. Amicus Brief for The United States Supreme Court: Hunter v. Underwood, 471 U.S. 222 (1985)

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief: Bozeman v. Lambert, Civ. A. 83-H-579-N (M.D. Ala. April 13, 1984), aff'd (No. 84-7286) (11th Cir. May 6, 1985) (unpub.) counsel of record

Guiner, Lani. Legal Brief: Haskins v. Wilson County, No.82-19 Civ-8 (E.D. N.C. Aug. 16, 1985), of counsel

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief: Valteau v. Edwards, No. 84-1293 (E.D. La. March 21, 1984) stay denied, No. A-770 (Supreme Court) (March 28, 1984) (By the Court) (counsel of Record)

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief: Harris v. Graddick, 593 F. Supp. 128 (M.D. Ala. 1984), of counsel; Harris v. Siegelman, 695 F. Supp. 517 (M.D. Ala. 1988)

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief:Johnson v. Halifax County, 594 F. Supp. 161 (E.D. N.C.1984), of counsel

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief for three-judge court, trial co-counsel: Major v. Treen, 574 F. Supp. 345 (E.D. La. 1983)

Guinier, Lani. Amicus Brief for The United States Supreme Court: Rogers v. Lodge, 458 U.S. 613 (1982)

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief, Litigating amicus: Flateau v. Anderson, 537 F. Supp 257 (S.D. NY 1982)

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief, trial co-counsel for U.S. in district court: Booker v. United States, 655 F. 2d 562 (4th Cir. 1981)

Guinier, Lani. Legal Brief, amicus brief for U.S. in district court: Chavis v. State of North Carolina, 637 F.2d 213 (4th Cir. 1980)

Works in Progress

Guinier, Lani. Theater as Pedagogy, (chapter), for a Routledge book on Augusto Boal (2001).

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