In a much-anticipated decision, the Supreme Court last week ended the use of race as a factor in college admissions, effectively overturning its precedent in Grutter v. Bollinger. In a vote of 6-3, the Court held that the...more
7/5/2023
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Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Dissenting Opinions ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Harvard University ,
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Race Discrimination ,
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Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI
On October 31, the Supreme Court heard the much-anticipated oral arguments in the cases brought by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC),...more
11/3/2022
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Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Protection ,
Fisher v University of Texas ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Oral Argument ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI ,
Universities
On July 26, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas dismissed the latest case filed by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) against the University of Texas at Austin, challenging the university’s use of race...more
7/28/2021
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Colleges ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Race Discrimination ,
Res Judicata ,
State and Local Government ,
Student Enrollment ,
Students ,
Summary Judgment ,
Texas ,
Universities
On November 12, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the use of race by Harvard College in its student admissions program against a challenge brought by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), a group...more
11/17/2020
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Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Diversity ,
Harvard University ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Race Discrimination ,
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Universities
On August 13, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) informed Yale University (Yale) of its determination that Yale has violated, and is continuing to violate, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of...more
On September 30, 2019, the District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued its long-awaited opinion in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, _ F. Supp. 3d. _, 2019 WL 4786210,...more
11/5/2019
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Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Diversity ,
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Fisher v University of Texas ,
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Title VI ,
Unduly Burdensome ,
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