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| Racial Integration | 3 |
| Admission (School) | 2 |
| Court Litigation | 2 |
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Racial Discrimination | 2 |
| Admission Criteria | 1 |
| Black Youth | 1 |
| Civil Rights | 1 |
| Civil Rights Legislation | 1 |
| Constitutional Law | 1 |
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| Defunis v Odegaard | 3 |
| Adams v Richardson | 1 |
| Brown v Board of Education | 1 |
| Equal Rights Amendment | 1 |
| Fourteenth Amendment | 1 |
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Peer reviewedHornby, D. Brock – Liberal Education, 1975
Two legal problems highlighted by the DeFunis litigation are: (1) the proper role of race in undergraduate admissions; and (2) the procedure of underground graduate admissions. (Author/KE)
Descriptors: Admission (School), Admission Criteria, Court Litigation, Enrollment
Zitron, Celia – Freedomways, 1975
The controversy around quotas, school integration, open admissions, and reverse racism indicates a serious problem for equal educational opportunities and employment for minorities. United action of all people for effective integrated education is stressed. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Equal Education
Beyond DeFunis: Disproportionate Impact Analysis and Mandated "Preferences" in Law School Admissions
Peer reviewedZimmer, Michael J. – North Carolina Law Review, 1976
DeFunis v. Odegaard involved an unsuccessful challenge by a white law school applicant to a program for the "preferential" admission of members of certain minority groups. This article suggests that such programs are not only constitutionally permissible but mandated when there has been a failure to promote racial integration. (LBH)
Descriptors: Admission (School), Civil Rights Legislation, Constitutional Law, Graduate Study
