ABA Amicus Brief: "The Court should not ban race-conscious admissions policies...
The decoupling will allow Jackson, who’s on Harvard’s Board of Overseers, to participate in the University of North Carolina case while still recusing herself from the Harvard case....
Legal Insurrection Foundation Files Supreme Court Brief In Support Of Asian Students Challenging Race-Based Affirmative Action...
"has been controversial since it was instituted in the 1960s"...
The cases put affirmative action, that is, discrimination in order to achieve racial diversity, squarely on the table for reconsideration....
Melissa Chen: "In light of the lawsuits, this seems convenient for Harvard. Now they can freely discriminate to achieve desired racial quotas without worrying about any data on file that would make such discrimination obvious to the casual onlooker."...
“has engaged in ongoing, serious, good faith considerations of workable race neutral alternatives in an effort to find options to its race conscious process in admissions.”...
"seeking damages for defamation from Pitt, UPMC, the American Heart Association and several Pitt employees"...
"group charged that Harvard discriminated against Asian American students in order to boost African American and Hispanic enrollment"...
"the Department is concerned Pitt’s many representations to students, faculty, and consumers in the market for education credentials regarding its support for academic freedom are false"...
"A peer-reviewed journal recently published an article, authored by a member of the University community, that expressed views against equity and inclusivity."...
"This violated the First Amendment, which protects even harsh criticism of affirmative action."...
"There is amazing momentum for righting the wrongs caused by centuries of systemic racism in our country."...
"generated controversy and even a rebuke from the school’s president"...
"The move is based on past Supreme Court decisions, not the current lawsuit against Harvard University"...
"62 percent strongly agree or agree that race and ethnicity should be considered in admissions"...
