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The Social, Political, Economic, and Legal Aspects of Affirmative Action Admission Litigation from 2002-2007 for Five Universities
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De Mars, Douglas V. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Litigation against colleges and universities has prompted the need to re-examine the legalities of the means by which they strive for a diverse student population. Court decisions have resulted in mixed signals about the use of various types of affirmative action policies. This study' method presented an analysis of archival data to provide a…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Race, Affirmative Action, Court Litigation
A Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae Supporting Petitioner. In the Supreme Court of the United States, Jennifer Gratz and Patrick Hamacher, Petitioners, v. Lee Bollinger, et al. on Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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United States Supreme Court, Washington, DC. – 2003
This legal document addresses whether the University of Michigan's use of racial preferences in undergraduate admissions violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d) or 42 U.S.C. 1981. This brief filed in support of the petitioners by the federal government argues that…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, College Admission
Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae Supporting Petitioner. On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Barbara Grutter, Petitioner, v. Lee Bollinger, et al. In the Supreme Court of the United States.
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United States Supreme Court, Washington, DC. – 2003
This legal document examines whether the University of Michigan Law School's use of racial preferences in student admissions violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et. seq.), or 42 U.S.C. 1981. This brief filed by the federal government in support of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, College Admission