On August 14, 2023, the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights issued joint guidance directed at colleges and universities in the wake of the Supreme Court’s...more
8/16/2023
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Biden Administration ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Universities
Please join us for a briefing on the US Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA). In this webinar, Partners Ishan K. Bhabha and Lauren J. Hartz and Special Counsel Marcus A.R. Childress will...more
7/10/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Diversity ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Race Discrimination ,
Risk Mitigation ,
SCOTUS ,
Students ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Webinars
This month, the US Supreme Court heard oral argument in Brackeen v. Haaland, a case concerning the constitutionality of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The challengers—individuals who sought to adopt Indian...more
On October 31, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, in which the...more
10/26/2022
/ Admissions ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Colleges ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Ethnicity ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Oral Argument ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students ,
Title VI ,
Universities