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
/ Affirmative Action ,
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 July 15, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee entered a preliminary injunction barring the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Education (ED) from enforcing...more
7/26/2022
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Department of Education ,
Discrimination ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Sexual Orientation ,
State and Local Government ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Title VII
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
/ Admissions ,
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
/ College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Race Discrimination ,
Res Judicata ,
State and Local Government ,
Student Enrollment ,
Students ,
Summary Judgment ,
Texas ,
Universities
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) recently announced it was changing course on whether students should be considered employees and therefore can unionize. This change of course returns to previous Board...more
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
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Diversity ,
Harvard University ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students ,
Universities
On May 29, President Trump issued a proclamation, effective on June 1, 2020, to suspend and limit certain nonimmigrant Chinese nationals who seek to enter the United States with an F or J visa. This latest action by the Trump...more
6/9/2020
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China ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Fraud ,
Medical Research ,
Medical School ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
STEM ,
Students ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities ,
Visas