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Affirmative Action
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The Right Coast
George F. Will: Court doesn t resolve wrongs of affirmative action – The Washington Post
In an opinion concurring with the majority s conclusion that strict scrutiny was required but not applied to Texas s use of race, Justice Clarence Thomas says of racial engineering…
PropertyProf Blog
Some Non-Property Thoughts on Fisher
By propertyprof
Since everyone else is talking about the Affirmative Action case today, I thought I could chip in my two cents. Before going to law school I worked in the admissions…
Supreme Court Update
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (11-345), Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett (12-142), and United States v. Kebodeaux (12-418)
We continue our coverage of Monday's decisions with Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (11-345), the Court's long-awaited decision on the University's affirmative action policies; Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v.…
Gov Con Employment Exchange
US Supreme Court Addresses Affirmative Action in Higher Ed . . . Sort of
On June 24th the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, et al. – a highly anticipated decision and the court's most prominent opportunity to address affirmative action…
Alabama Employment Law Report
Supreme Court Defers On Affirmative Action
In a case lost in the publicity of Voting Rights Act and Gay Marriage issues, the Supreme Court vacated and remanded an Affirmative Action case to the Fifth Circuit Court of…
Education Law Prof Blog
Fisher v. Texas, Part II: Making Sausage
By Derek Black
As indicated in my first post, the Court neitherupheld nor struck down the Texas plan, but rather said the lower court was toodeferential in reviewing Texas' admission policy. Thus, the…
The Contingency
High Court Sends Affirmative Action Case Back to Fifth Circuit for “Strict Scrutiny”
Blawgletter watched the oral arguments last year in Fisher v. Univ. of Texas, No. 111-345 (U.S. June 24, 2013). We came away thinking that UT's program for giving boosts to…
Education Law Prof Blog
Grutter Lives, Fisher Dies (sort of)
By Derek Black
This morning the Supreme Court decided Fisher v. University of Texas, a case dealing with the consideration of race in higher education admissions. The Court neither struck down nor upheld…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Court Decides Fisher v. UT: Affirmative Action
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
In a 7-1 decision (recall Justice Kagan is recused) and after an extended wait from last October's oral argument, the Court reversed the Fifth Circuit's opinion in Fisher v. University…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Breaking News: The Supreme Court Allows Affirmative Action to Live Another Day
Justice Kennedy announcing the decision in Fisher v. University of Texas. Photo courtesy of SCOTUSblog.com Today, the Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy, held in Fisher v. University of Texas that because the…