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Affirmative Action
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Banking & Finance Law Report
Major Changes to Affirmative Action Requirements Become Effective March 24, 2014
Financial institutions and other types of businesses that are covered by federal affirmative action obligations have some major changes for which to prepare. Financial institutions should be aware, both for…
Employment Discrimination Report
“Landmark” Affirmative Action Decision In South Africa
The use of rigid racial quotas in hiring was struck down last week by The South African Supreme Court of Appeal. The Court held that a rigid calculus as to…
Education Law Prof Blog
How Diversity Stole the Show at Oral Argument in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, by Scott Greytak
By Derek Black
I was still in the early stages of using my neighbor – an apathetic marble pillar – as an armrest when Schuette’s oral argument turned into a debate over diversity…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
CRL&P Daily Reads: Nov. 14, 2013
Northern Illinois University student has been arrested after police discovered an AR-15 rifle and a handgun in his dorm room; federal agents claim gun made by a 3-D printer could…
Education Law Prof Blog
DOJ Supports Texas Affirmative Action Plan on Remand and Argues Texas Still Entitled to Deference Regarding the Existence of Critical Mass
By Derek Black
The Department of Justice filed its amicus brief in the remand in Fisher v. Texas last week. The key question on remand is whether the University of Texas's consideration of…
Education Law Prof Blog
University of Toledo Law Review Symposium this Friday: “From Kindergarten to College: Brainstorming Solutions to Modern Issues in Education Law
The University of Toledo Law Review's annual symposium focuses on education law this Friday in “From Kindergarten to College: Brainstorming Solutions to Modern Issues in Education Law." The symposium is a free, public…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Government Procurement: September and October 2013 Federal Register Update
1. Final Rules Regarding the Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors On September 24, 2013, the Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
What If Colleges Embraced Affirmative Action for Class Instead of Race?
The title of this post comes form this recent article on The Atlantic's website about an experimental approach to college admission from Colorado University that focuses on class rather than race.…
Education Law Prof Blog
Maimon Schwarzschild Challenges Class Based Affirmative Action
By Derek Black
Maimon Schwarzschild's article, A Class Act? Social Class Affirmative Action and Higher Education, 50 San Diego L. Rev. 441 (May-June 2013), is up on westlaw now. She argues that, while class…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
Affirmative Action Survives Fisher (Sort of), but What About Schuette?
The title of this post comes from this recent article discussing how the Court's failure to address key constitutional questions in Fisher v. University of Texas might affect future affirmative action decisions,…