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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College Admissions ,
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Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
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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 July 26, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas dismissed the latest case filed by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) against the University of Texas at Austin, challenging the university’s use of race...more
7/28/2021
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Colleges ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Race Discrimination ,
Res Judicata ,
State and Local Government ,
Student Enrollment ,
Students ,
Summary Judgment ,
Texas ,
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
On August 13, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) informed Yale University (Yale) of its determination that Yale has violated, and is continuing to violate, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of...more
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 ,
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Fisher v University of Texas ,
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Harvard University ,
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Title VI ,
Unduly Burdensome ,
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