DeFunis v. Odegaard: The "Non-Decision" with a Message.

Lavinsky, Larry M.

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ERIC Number: EJ129670

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Publication Date: 1975

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DeFunis v. Odegaard: The "Non-Decision" with a Message

Lavinsky, Larry M.

Columbia Law Review, 75, 3, 520-33, Apr 75

Based on the question of whether racial preference and quotas to advance the educational opportunities of certain racial and ethnic minorities are compatible with the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, a case against reference to race is presented in light of the DeFunis v. Odegaard case. (JT)

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Competitive Selection, Constitutional Law, Equal Protection, Higher Education, Law Schools, Legal Problems, Racial Discrimination, Supreme Court Litigation

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