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"Affirmative Action" and Equal Protection in Higher Education. CRS Report R45481, Version 3. Updated
Download full textBack, Christine J.; Hsin, JD S. – Congressional Research Service, 2019
The last several years have seen renewed debate over the role that race plays in higher education--a debate over "affirmative action." The report first considers "affirmative action" in its original sense: the "mandatory" race-conscious measures that the federal courts have imposed on "de jure" segregated…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Equal Protection, Higher Education, Federal Courts
Mathews, John – Compact, 1975
A report from Washington on federal appropriation, legislation, and court litigation. (MLF)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Career Education, Court Litigation, Educational Finance
Jaschik, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995
A Supreme Court ruling found that federal programs or policies based on race must meet a legal test of strict scrutiny, requiring the program to demonstrate a compelling government interest and be narrowly tailored. Legal experts suggest that few federal affirmative action programs currently meet the standard. (MSE)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
