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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term. The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -

Department of Education’s February 14 Dear Colleague Letter on Title VI and Equal Protection: Overview, Open Issues, and...

Saul Ewing LLP on 2/24/2025

INTRODUCTION - On February 14, 2025, the Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (the “Assistant Secretary”) at the United States Department of Education (the “Department”) circulated a Dear Colleague Letter (the “DCL”)...more

Supreme Court October Term 2024 – Education Cases to Watch

Franczek P.C. on 2/6/2025

Some of us measure our year in weeks, months, or, for the readers of this article, likely by the school calendar. The Supreme Court, however, has its own measurement. The Court operates, hears cases, and issues rulings each...more

Another Attack on Diversity and Inclusivity Efforts Post Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) Supreme Court Decision

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 1/30/2025

The American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER) filed suit against McDonald’s in federal court over the corporation’s scholarship program for high school students of Hispanic and Latino descent, the Hispanic American Commitment...more

Admissions After Affirmative Action: What’s Next in Higher Ed

Woods Rogers on 7/21/2023

In a landmark decision on June 29, 2023, the US Supreme Court ended decades of precedent by putting an end to affirmative action in university and college admissions. The public, prospective students, and especially higher...more

[Webinar] Post-SFFA Briefing: Risks and Strategies for Corporations after the Supreme Court’s Decision in Students for Fair...

Jenner & Block on 7/10/2023

Please join us for a briefing on the US Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA). In this webinar, Partners Ishan K. Bhabha and Lauren J. Hartz and Special Counsel Marcus A.R. Childress will...more

Supreme Court Ends Use of Race as a Factor in College Admissions

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 7/5/2023

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

The End of Affirmative Action?

McGlinchey Stafford on 7/3/2023

The Supreme Court’s decision was rendered in a pair of cases brought by a group called Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) challenging the admissions policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina. SFFA argued that...more

U.S. Supreme Court Holds Use of Race In Admissions By College, University Is Unconstitutional

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/30/2023

The use of race in admissions by Harvard College and the University of North Carolina (UNC) is unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court has held in a decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts. Students for Fair...more

After High Court’s Affirmative Action Rulings, Schools Must Review Admissions Policies

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/30/2023

The pair of highly anticipated affirmative action decisions handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court this week will immediately affect admissions policies at institutions of higher education across the nation. Any institution...more

SCOTUS Strikes Down Affirmative Action

Warner Norcross + Judd on 6/30/2023

Today, in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, the United States Supreme Court declared that race-based college admissions systems, otherwise known as affirmative action, are...more

Supreme Court Blocks Use of Race in College Admissions

Bowditch & Dewey on 6/30/2023

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that use of race in college and university admissions violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. The decision, Students for Fair Admissions vs. President and Fellows of...more

Supreme Court Prohibits Consideration of Race in College Admissions

Husch Blackwell LLP on 6/30/2023

The Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision prohibiting direct consideration of race in college and university admissions. The Court held that the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the...more

What the Supreme Court’s likely ruling in the UNC/Harvard cases might mean for employers

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 11/7/2022

Last Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in two cases challenging the use of race as one factor among many by colleges in considering student applicants. The cases are Students for Fair Admissions v. University...more

California Private Employers Who Engage in Diversity Efforts Should Be Paying Attention to UNC and Harvard Affirmative Action...

CDF Labor Law LLP on 10/27/2022

In ten days, on October 31, 2022, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two very important affirmative action education cases. In Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College (Harvard), the plaintiffs...more

SFFA v. UNC and SFFA v. Harvard: Navigating the Impact Across All Industries

Jenner & Block on 10/26/2022

On October 31, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, in which the...more

Breaking: Supreme Court to Weigh in on Transgender Restroom Access in Schools

Ruder Ware on 10/31/2016

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday accepted a closely watched case over restroom access for transgender students. Gloucester County School Board v. G.G., will examine whether the Title IX education code’s prohibition on “sex”...more

Vergara v. California: Part Two: Is Tenure in Connecticut At Risk?

Pullman & Comley - School Law on 6/18/2014

As discussed in a prior post, the recent decision in the case of Vergara v. State of California, et al., will, if upheld on appeal, eviscerate California’s public school teacher tenure law. Given that 46 states have some...more

Judge Strikes Down California Teacher Tenure Laws as Unconstitutional - Business-as-usual for school districts while ruling is...

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 6/17/2014

California teacher tenure, firing and layoff laws violate the state constitution, a judge has ruled in a closely watched case that may have significant ramifications for school districts, education departments and lawmakers....more

Vergara v. California: Its Real Meaning

JD Supra Perspectives on 6/16/2014

The media has missed the fact that Vergara is not primarily a case about tenure....more

Impact of the 'Students First' Decision on Non-Teacher Employees of School Districts

JD Supra Perspectives on 6/16/2014

Judge Rolf Treu’s decision in the Students First case is effectively an indictment of the termination process of all California public school employees, not just teachers....more

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