Judicial Scrutiny of "Benign" Racial Preference in Law School Admissions.

Greenawalt, Kent

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Publication Date: 1975

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Judicial Scrutiny of "Benign" Racial Preference in Law School Admissions

Greenawalt, Kent

Columbia Law Review, 75, 3, 559-602, Apr 75

A consideration of the issues in the DeFunis v. Odegaard case focusing on the extent to which the principles of "moral philosophy" are contingent with the requirement of equal protection. Discusses levels of review under the equal protection clause and "benign" racial classifications, and constitutional evaluation of justifications for preferential admission policies. (JT)

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Competitive Selection, Constitutional Law, Higher Education, Justice, Law Schools, Moral Values, Philosophy, Racial Discrimination

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Defunis v Odegaard

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