colorblindness

1. A defect in perception of colors, caused by a deficiency of certain specialized cells in the retina that are sensitive to different colors. The condition may be partial (as in “red-green colorblindness,” in which a person cannot distinguish red from green), or complete (in which the person sees all colors as gray).

By extension, the law is said to be colorblind in its judgments, which are supposed to ignore a defendant's race.

Example Sentences

Indeed, colorblindness arguments were often invoked to oppose the 15th Amendment and prevent congressional efforts to enforce it.

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The idea that they are vindicating colorblindness, full stop, is erroneous, and it is important to place the court’s assault on affirmative action in this larger context.

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We’re about to go into a term where what’s left of the Voting Rights Act is gonna be questioned on the basis of this colorblindness theory.

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This case turbocharged a whole new way of thinking about colorblindness and the Constitution, and its ripple effects have been felt beyond education—in the C-suite, in the military, and more.

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Real colorblindness—consistent, principled, and faithful to equal protection—requires rejecting racial profiling in all contexts, including immigration enforcement.

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