Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 376: Changes to the Law School Admission Process (w/Steve Schwartz)
7 Things You Don't Know About Law School Admissions
July 29, 2024 Welcome to the seventh issue of The Academic Advisor – our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. In this final summer edition, we look ahead to the new academic year and cover the following...more
The Supreme Court declined to review the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling that a Virginia high school’s admissions policy did not violate the Constitution, nor was its goal of creating a diverse student body...more
On February 20, 2024, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging a “race-neutral” admissions policy at a public magnet high school in Fairfax County, Virginia....more
On February 20, 2024, the United States Supreme Court denied a petition for a writ of certiorari in Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board. Coalition for TJ involves an admissions policy at a prestigious public...more
The Supreme Court of the United States declined to review a case alleging that facially race-neutral admissions criteria at a selective Virginia public high school were unlawfully intended to strike a racial balance, leaving...more
In President & Fellows of Harvard College v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co., the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled that Harvard was not entitled to coverage under an excess claims-made and reported policy issued...more
With affirmative action on the ropes, an upcoming Supreme Court decision likely will have ripple effects on private employers’ diversity programs. In the current environment of mass layoffs, “talent wars,” and other...more
The US Supreme Court on October 31 debated the legality of race-conscious admission programs used by Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. The decisions in these highly watched cases could have broad...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
On December 8, the Solicitor General filed a brief stating the views of the United States on the pending petition for certiorari in the case challenging the admissions program of Harvard University. The petition, filed by...more
In a highly anticipated decision, the Supreme Court upheld Michigan’s Proposal 2, which amended the Michigan Constitution to prohibit racial preferences in admissions to public schools and government programs....more