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- In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, challenges to DEI initiatives have focused on programs that facially appear to provide a zero-sum advantage based on protected...more
12/13/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Class Action ,
College Admissions ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
LGBTQ ,
NASCAR ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down race-based affirmative action in higher education in June 2023, effectively foreclosing the consideration of race in and of itself in that context.
Although the Court’s decision was...more
9/21/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Protection ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI
The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the cases Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina upended prior...more
7/6/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Board of Directors ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Protection ,
Popular ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI ,
Title VII ,
Universities