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Introduction: Bakke-Hopwood: Errors or Exaggerations?
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Zirkel, Perry A. – Journal of Law and Education, 2000
In the July 1999 issue of this journal (EJ 591 141) Philip T. K. Daniel and Kyle Edward Timken contend that the Fifth Circuit "Hopwood" decision overstepped its authority by rejecting Justice Powell's opinion in "Bakke." Introduces article by Michael Rosman (EA 537 542) that takes strong issue with Daniel and Timken contending…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Admission, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation
The Error of "Hopwood's" Error.
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Rosman, Michael E. – Journal of Law and Education, 2000
Notes various omissions in Daniel and Timken's (EJ 591 141) recitation of "Bakke" and "Hopwood." Examines their chief criticism of the "Hopwood" decision: that it overruled "Bakke," and the contention that the Fifth Circuit overruled because it did not have to address the question of whether educational…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Admission, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation
The Other Shoe Drops: Courts Make College Admission a "Risky Business."
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Tyle, Peter Van – Community College Journal, 1996
Discusses the effects of the federal appellate court decision in "Hopwood v. University of Texas School of Law," which found race-based admissions criteria in violation of the Constitution. Reviews issues related to permissible admissions criteria, punitive damages, class actions, and administrator personal liability. (MAB)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Admission, Court Litigation, Educational Discrimination
What's At Stake: The Court Decisions Affecting Higher Education and Diversity. News Analysis.
Diaz, Idris M. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1997
Three landmark Supreme Court cases concerning affirmative action and racial discrimination within higher education institutions, and their interrelationships, are discussed: Hopwood vs. the State of Texas; Regents of the University of California vs. Bakke (1978); and Brown vs. Board of Education (1954). Treatment of the legal issues by the Center…
Descriptors: College Admission, Court Litigation, Diversity (Student), Educational History
"Hopwood v. Texas": Racial Preferences in Higher Education Upheld and Endorsed.
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Graglia, Lino A. – Journal of Legal Education, 1995
A federal court decision in which the University of Texas was supported in preferential admissions treatment of minority law school applicants is criticized as perpetuating racial discrimination by a state institution. The suit was brought by four white applicants who would likely have been admitted if they were of a preferred racial group but…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission, Constitutional Law
Fighting Back: Affirmative Action Professionals on the Front Line.
Taylor, Ronald A. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1996
After the appellate court decision in Hopwood versus State of Texas, overturning racial preference in law school admissions, supporters of continued affirmative action policy in higher education are finding conservatives on the offensive and a chilly climate for broad access, but are not planning an aggressive counterattack for fear of negative…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Affirmative Action, College Administration, Court Litigation
Life After Hopwood.
Rodriguez, Roberto – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1996
The federal court decision in Hopwood versus the State of Texas, in which the court ruled that race could not be used as a factor in law school admission, is forcing universities to reexamine their reliance on standardized tests as admission criteria. Reduced use of test scores can then allow more active recruitment of top minority students. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission