colorblindness

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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).

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

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Even then, though, the court did not commit itself entirely: Chief Justice John Roberts’ majority opinion approvingly quoted Harlan, but stopped short of announcing that colorblindness was now the law.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026

Would colorblindness in this setting, a setting presumably most favorable for just outcomes, be fair?

From Slate ● May 22, 2026

Earlier reports and smaller studies had already suggested that colorblindness might delay the diagnosis of certain diseases.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026

From roughly 100 million U.S. patient records, the researchers identified 135 people diagnosed with both colorblindness and bladder cancer, along with 187 patients who had both colorblindness and colorectal cancer.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026

Our commitment to colorblindness extends beyond individuals to institutions and social arrangements.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander