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Tracey L. Meares

Tracey L. Meares, Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law at Yale University, is coauthor of Urgent Times.

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Law & Justice, Podcast

Abolish the Police?

Is policing a public good gone bad?

Tracey L. Meares, Vesla M. Weaver

Law & Justice

Policing: A Public Good Gone Bad

Policing as we know it must be abolished before it can be transformed.

Tracey L. Meares

Forum Response

Meares and Justice Response to Ferguson

Police single out certain citizens as an undesirable class.

Tracey L. Meares, Benjamin Justice

Forum

When Rights Are Wrong

The difficult choices surrounding building searches, curfews, anti-loitering provisions, and the like should be made by the individuals with the biggest stake in them.

Tracey L. Meares, Dan M. Kahan

Forum Response

When Rights Are Wrong — Final Response

Rights don't determine their own content.

Tracey L. Meares, Dan M. Kahan

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