In a much-anticipated decision, the Supreme Court last week ended the use of race as a factor in college admissions, effectively overturning its precedent in Grutter v. Bollinger. In a vote of 6-3, the Court held that the...more
7/5/2023
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Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Dissenting Opinions ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Harvard University ,
Popular ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI
On December 8, the Solicitor General filed a brief stating the views of the United States on the pending petition for certiorari in the case challenging the admissions program of Harvard University. The petition, filed by...more
12/15/2021
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Certiorari ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Colleges ,
Educational Institutions ,
Harvard University ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students ,
Title VI ,
Universities
On November 12, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the use of race by Harvard College in its student admissions program against a challenge brought by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), a group...more
11/17/2020
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Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Diversity ,
Harvard University ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students ,
Universities
Earlier this week, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the president and fellows of Harvard College (Harvard) filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs...more
7/13/2020
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Colleges ,
Customs ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Students ,
Harvard University ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Massachusetts Institutie of Technology (MIT) ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
Online Education ,
State and Local Government ,
TRO ,
Universities
On September 30, 2019, the District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued its long-awaited opinion in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, _ F. Supp. 3d. _, 2019 WL 4786210,...more
11/5/2019
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Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Fisher v University of Texas ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Harvard University ,
Race Discrimination ,
Strict Scrutiny Standard ,
Title VI ,
Unduly Burdensome ,
Universities