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The Slow Demise Of Race Preference, Mark S. Brodin
The Slow Demise Of Race Preference, Mark S. Brodin
Mark S. Brodin
This article traces the origins of affirmative action, its initial success, and the Reagan Administration's efforts to end it, which only recently have come to fruition with Fisher v. University of Texas and Shuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action.
The Fraudulent Case Against Affirmative Action: The Untold Story Behind Fisher V. University Of Texas, Mark S. Brodin
The Fraudulent Case Against Affirmative Action: The Untold Story Behind Fisher V. University Of Texas, Mark S. Brodin
Mark S. Brodin
For over thirty-five years, the Supreme Court has grappled with the controversial issue of affirmative action and race preference. Beginning with Justice Lewis Powell’s influential opinion in Bakke v. U. Cal. Davis in 1978, leeway has been permitted for admissions policies that take account of race, as long as it is not given determinative weight so as to exclude consideration of nonminority candidates, or used to set quotas. As the Court has become increasingly conservative, however, its license for race preference has tightened considerably, and it has become receptive to “reverse discrimination” plaintiffs challenging such policies in universities and the …
An Iconic Social Activist, Mark S. Brodin