Affirmative Action

Supreme Court Will Hear Michigan Case On Affirmative Action

Eyder Peralta — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:53:00 +0000

The Supreme Court added another controversial case to its docket today: The court agreed to hear a case about a Michigan ballot initiative that banned racial preferences in the admission practices of the state's public university.

This is surprising, because if you've been following the court this term, you'll know that it is about to hand down a decision on another case concerning affirmative action. Fisher v.

The End Of Affirmative Action? What Could Be Next

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:08:00 +0000

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As Talk Of Affirmative Action Heats Up, Asians Contemplate Their Position

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:58:00 +0000
It's been an eventful couple of months for those following the debate over affirmative action.
Six weeks ago, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a case that challenges the consideration of race in college admissions. On Nov. 6, voters in Oklahoma approved a measure banning the use of affirmative action in state employment, education and contracting.

Court Questions University's Affirmative Action Plan

Nina Totenberg — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:25:00 +0000
Affirmative action in higher education appeared to take a potentially lethal hit on Wednesday, as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments testing the constitutionality of a race-conscious admission program at the University of Texas, Austin.
The high court has twice upheld such programs over the past three decades. In 1978 and again in 2003, the court ruled that state colleges and universities may consider race and ethnicity as one of many factors in college admissions, as long as there are no quotas.

Supreme Court To Hear Affirmative Action Case That Could Be Campaign Issue

Mark Memmott — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear oral arguments in a Texas affirmative action case that has, as NPR.org's Liz Halloran wrote last fall, "the potential to rewrite law on how or whether public colleges and universities may consider race and ethnicity as a factor in admissions."
And because the case will be argued this fall, it could be among the hotly debated issues in the presiden