High Court On Affirmative Action: Data And Stats Matter

Law360, New York (July 7, 2016, 5:26 PM EDT) -- On June 23, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (Case No. 14–981)(Fisher II), ending nearly eight years of litigation involving UT's use of race as a factor in its holistic admissions review process. The court affirmed the decision of the Fifth Circuit in its 4-3 decision with an opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy, finding that UT's holistic admissions plan did not violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. ...

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