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Affirmative Action
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Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs : LXBN October 18, 2012
Following up on our LXBN Roundtable on the subject, we also discussed the LinkedIn account takeover case on today's episode of LXBN TV. In today's roundup, we have news that…
Tilting the Scales
Affirmative Action In College Admissions
By Jamie Ribman
Jim Locher is a graduating Texas high school senior who finished just outside the top ten percent of his class. Although his top college choice was the University of Texas…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Daily Read: Amicus Brief of the Family of Heman Sweatt in Fisher v. UT
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
Of the many amicus briefs filed in Fisher v. University of Texas-Austin, argued last week, the brief on behalf of the family of Heman Sweatt stands out. Heman Sweatt, of…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
SCOTUS Oral Argument in Fisher v. University of Texas
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Yesterday’s Supreme Court oral argumentin Fisherv. University of Texas has garnered a lot of attention—you can find a hostof links at SCOTUSblog’sThursday round-up. The argument included several interestingexchanges on the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Fisher v. University of Texas: Oral Argument
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The Court's oral argument today in Fisher v. UT contained few surprises for those acquainted with the parties' briefs or our preview yesterday.Bert Rein, arguing on behalf of petitioner Abigal Fisher…
The Right Coast
Supreme Court Revisits Affirmative Action in College Admissions – NYTimes.com
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday about diversity in higher education and how much of a role, if any, the courts should have in determining how admissions officers consider…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Fisher v. University of Texas: Oral Argument Preview
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The oral argument in Fisher v. UT - - - this term's "affirmative action" case - - - is scheduled for tomorrow and has been receiving much attention as SCOTUSBlog…
International Law Prof Blog
Does international law permit gender quotas?
There is an interesting article in the EU Observer today (here) describing proposed European Union (EU) legislation that would impose gender quotas for high-level positions in private companies. Specifically, publicly-listed companies…
The Right Coast
Supreme Court wants another shot at affirmative action – The Washington Post
A key question following Grutter and Gratz, then, was whether universities would take O Connor s words seriously, and start to narrow and reform their use of racial preferences, or…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A not-so-big SCOTUS Term for sentencing fans about to get started
Main October 1, 2012A not-so-big SCOTUS Term for sentencing fans about to get startedAs effectively covered via lots of media reports linked via How Appealing (here and here, for example),…