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Affirmative Action
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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Justice Sotomayor Gets It: Race Matters
By Tracy Thomas
From her dissent in Tuesday's decision in Schuette v. BAMN, upholding Michigan’s state ban on race-conscious (and gender-conscious) admission decisions. (Citations omitted).Race matters. Race matters in part because of the long…
The Right Coast
Scalia s plain truth on affirmative action | New York Post
Few issues have tumbled more vertiginously from the top of the political agenda than affirmative action. There was a time when the topic of quotas and racial preferences partly dominated…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Court in Schuette: Michigan Can Ban Affirmative Action
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawThe Court's opinion in Schuette v. BAMN (Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration and Immigrant Rights and Fight for…
Gov Con Employment Exchange
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Voter-Approved Ban on Affirmative Action in Public University Admissions
In 2006, Michigan voters amended their constitution to prohibit state and local governmental entities from considering race, or granting race-based preferences, in a wide range of actions and decisions, including…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs: Sustainable Manufacturing, Affirmative Action at SCOTUS, Mistrials
It was a big day for Supreme Court commentary on the LexBlog Network, with a couple pieces on rulings in today's Top 10. Also, over on LXBN, we've been hitting…
The Right Coast
An Asian American turn to the right? – latimes.com
The recent defeat of an effort to reinstitute affirmative action in admissions to California's public colleges and universities demonstrates the political power of Asian American voters and challenges the conventional…
Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
DOL Announces Five-Year OFCCP Moratorium For TRICARE Providers
By Daniel Davis
Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez announced last month that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will issue a directive establishing a five-year moratorium on enforcement of affirmative…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
“[G]a[y]ffirmative Action: The Constitutionality of Sexual Orientation-Based Affirmative Action Policies”
The title of this post comes from this forthcoming paper by Professor Peter Nicolas, the abstract of which states: Twenty-five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court established a consistency principle…
Gov Con Employment Exchange
Dissemination of Your EEO Policy: Are You Requesting “Cooperation” and “Appropriate Action” from Your Unions and Vendors?
With March 24th come and gone many employers are still working on implementing the required elements of OFCCP's new veteran and disability regulations and making preparations for rolling-out Subpart C compliance measures.…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
New Regulations Governing Affirmative Action Requirements for Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans Go Into Effect TODAY!
By Lee Tankle
Beginning today, March 24, 2014, federal contractors and subcontractors have a number of new responsibilities. Contractors already have the existing obligation to collect demographic data regarding race and gender and…