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Affirmative Action
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The Right Coast
The Sad Irony of Affirmative Action > Publications > National Affairs> Gail Heriot
The biggest change since Grutter, though, has nothing to do with Court membership. It is the mounting empirical evidence that race preferences are doing more harm than good even for…
Gov Con Employment Exchange
OFCCP Implements New Directive Outlining the Functional Affirmative Action Program (FAAP) Process for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors
After two rounds of public comments, OFCCP implemented Directive No. 305 earlier this month with little fanfare. Directive 305 provides guidance to employers who desire to create affirmative action plans…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
ConLaw at AALS: Looking Towards Fisher
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
If you're at AALS, don't miss today's double panel on affirmative action in education, starting at 2pm:This joint program will explore issues of equal educational opportunity. The first panel will…
Focus on Regulation
Department of Labor Rejects Argument that Hospital is a Federal Subcontractor Subject to OFCCP Affirmative Action Requirements
By Patricia Ambrose, Joy Sturm, Sarah Fleisch Fink, William F. Ferreira
Every now and then a subject comes along that seems much more complicated than it ought to be. The issue of who is a government “subcontractor” is one of those…
The Faculty Lounge
Generational change in views on affirmative action?
A recent survey of nearly 1,000 undergraduates at Brown University produced the following results: Should Brown consider race in student admissions decisions? 34.5% Yes 25.8% No 32.9% No, but it…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Constitutional Law Exam: 2012 Possibilities
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
For ConLawProfs, it's time to draft the Constitutional Law final exam. And it's time for ConLaw students to study and master the materials, arguments, and theoretical perspectives in preparation for…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
En Banc Court Declares Michigan’s Proposal 2 Unconstitutional
In November 2006, Michigan voters approved, by a 58-to-42 margin, a statewide ballot initiative commonly known as Proposal 2. Proposal 2 amended the Michigan Constitution to prohibit the State of…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
En Banc Sixth Circuit Finds Michigan’s Anti-Affirmative Action Proposal 2 Unconstitutional
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
In its opinion today in Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action v. Regents of the University of Michigan, the en banc Sixth Circuit has declared Michigan's anti-affirmative action constitutional amendment, passed in…
The Faculty Lounge
The Texas “Ten Percent” Policy and School Quality
In judging the affirmative action program in Fisher v. University of Texas, an important question is the extent to which the Texas legislature's “ten percent” policy provides an effective race-neutral…
Hiring To Firing Law Blog
Does Diversity Make a Difference?
By Troutman Pepper Locke's Labor + Employment Group
Many employers are committed to promoting and maintaining a diverse workforce. But why do employers value diversity? Does diversity really affect a company’s balance sheet? Or does diversity only have…