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Affirmative Action
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Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Michigan’s Proposal 2
As regular readers of this blog know, the Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog has been covering the saga involving Michigan's 2006 voter-approved Proposal 2 outlawing affirmative action since a divided Sixth…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
Opponents of MI’s Prop. 2 claim dwindling diversity diminishes classroom discourse
Opponents of Michigan's ban on race-conscious college admission policies claim that diversity benefits everybody's academic experience by enriching classroom discussions. According to the ACLU: In 2006, the ACLU, NAACP, NAACP…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
Reason.com: Racial Preferences Could Backfire On Minorities
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, challenging Michigan's ban on race-conscious college admission policies. Reason.com posted this commentary in…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Oral Arguments in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action on Michigan’s Prop 2
Today's oral arguments before the United States Supreme Court in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary (BAMN)…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Oral Argument in Michigan Affirmative Action Case
Unlike the other, good blogging on the Supreme Court this week (see here and here), I'm going to do a lazy post on the argument today in Schuette. This is…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
CRL&P First Cup Reads: Oct. 15, 2013
SCOTUS to hear Michigan affirmative action case today. Report finds NSA has surveilled Americans' emails and contact lists. City settles lawsuits in wrongful conviction cases. Coloradans to vote on measure…
The Right Coast
Supreme Court s Michigan affirmative-action case: Liberals deserve to lose Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
Lucky Elena Kagan. She gets to sit out this year s affirmative action case at the Supreme Court, probably because she worked on a related matter when she was solicitor…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
Remembering Grutter’s Promise: Bridging the Gap Between Colorblind Rhetorical Equality and Real Racial Inequality
The above title is taken from this new article arguing for the support of the "diversity rationale" articulated by the Supreme Court in Grutter. This paper comes on the eve…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
CRL&P Daily Reads: Oct. 10, 2013
Detroit likely to face civil rights lawsuit in death of police officer Growing state interest in curtailing revenge porn through legislation Louisville group claims bridge project disproportionately burdens minorities in…
Focus on Regulation
Federal Agencies Issue Guidance on Fisher v. University of Texas
On September 27, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published questions and answers on the Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v. University of…