Break these rules and you may find yourself facing a fine or even a jail sentence. Finally, there are laws about clothing, enforced by police or government officials. Some dress codes are job requirements or house rules of an organization or establishment-flouting them can get one fired, kicked out of school or barred from a restaurant. Adherence to such rules is considered by many to be an important signal of breeding and even character: accordingly, immediate social sanctions-and indirect professional consequences-can follow from breaking them. And, of course, there are rules about the types of clothing men may wear and about the clothing suitable for women. There are rules for what to wear in each season of the year and rules about the right attire for different times of the day. Rules-written and implied-divide formal from casual attire and children's clothing from that of adults. 'Geography and Sovereignty: Jurisdictional Formation and Racial Segregation.' Stanford Law Review (1997): 1365-1445.Discussion (1L): Dress Codes: Race, Identity and Personal Appearance (240E): Dress Codes may seem a bit old fashioned, but in fact we are constantly told who should wear what and when.

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Rights Gone Wrong: How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality.

He graduated with a BA from Stanford University in 1988 and a JD from Harvard Law School in 1991. His book Rights Gone Wrong: How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality was chosen as one of the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2011. He has served as a housing commissioner for the San Francisco Housing Commission, and continues to work with local governments on issues of affordable housing and segregation. His scholarship includes work on critical race theory, local government law, housing segregation, and employment discrimination. Osborne Professor of Law at Stanford Law School.

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