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Affirmative Action
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The Right Coast
Liberal Judges: Equality Violates Equal Protection Clause; Taxpayers to Pay More Due to Ruling
Last week, a divided Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, which amended Michigan s constitution in 2006 to ban racial discrimination and preferences in government…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Breaking News: Sixth Circuit Strikes Down Michigan Constitutional Amendment on College Admissions
By Bruce Khula, Squire Patton Boggs
A divided panel of the Sixth Circuit today struck down an amendment to the Michigan constitution added by voters in 2006 that prohibited Michigan’s public colleges and universities from granting…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Sixth Circuit Declares Michigan Proposition 2 Restricting Affirmative Action Unconstitutional
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
In Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action v. Regents of the Univ. of Michigan, the Sixth Circuit issued its divided panel opinion today holding that Michigan's Proposition 2, now Michigan Const.art. I,…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Pandya on Stealth Judicial Lawmaking
Sachin Pandya (Connecticut) has just posted on SSRN his article (forthcoming Berkeley JELL) Detecting the Stealth Erosion of Precedent: Affirmative Action after Ricci. Here's the abstract:This paper presents a method…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
OFCCP’s Proposed Equal Employment Opportunity Rules: More On-Site Investigations, More Data Collected From Contractors, Closer Scrutiny of Contractor Affirmative Action
By W. Bruce Shirk and Nick Schnermann The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) recently proposed two rules that would, among other things, enhance the agency's investigative and enforcement…
The Faculty Lounge
Sander v. State Bar of California
Richard H. Sander (UCLA) started a firestorm of controversy with his article, A Systemic Analysis of Affirmative Action in Law Schools, 57 STAN. L. REV. 367 (2004). Using data from…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
The OFCCP Continues To Demand More From Federal Contractors
By proposing to amend its Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) is at it again, imposing greater burdens on federal contractors. Following its…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
OFCCP’s Proposed Rule Increases Affirmative Action Obligations For Veterans
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) has issued a proposed rule to strengthen the current regulations that require federal contractors and subcontractors to engage in affirmative action efforts…
Labor Law Prof Blog
OFCCP proposes new rule on affirmative action for veterans
The Office of Federal Contracts Compliance proposed a new rule yesterday to promote the hiring of veterans. From the press release,The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Fifth Circuit Upholds UT Affirmative Action Plan
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit last week upheld the affirmative action plan used by the University of Texas for its undergraduate admissions. The panel ruled in Fisher v.…