Blow to Affirmative Action.

Jaschik, Scott

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ERIC Number: EJ506941

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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Blow to Affirmative Action.

Jaschik, Scott

Chronicle of Higher Education, v41 n41 pA21-23 Jun 23 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, Federal Aid, Federal Courts, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Legal Problems, Public Policy

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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