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The Inevitable Collision: Affirmative Action And The Constitution, Jennifer Moore
The Inevitable Collision: Affirmative Action And The Constitution, Jennifer Moore
Pepperdine Law Review
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Justice As Right Relationship: A Philosophical And Theological Reflection On Affirmative Action, Robert John Araujo
Justice As Right Relationship: A Philosophical And Theological Reflection On Affirmative Action, Robert John Araujo
Pepperdine Law Review
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What Can The Brothers Malone Teach Us About Ficher V. University Of Texas?, Charlie Gerstein
What Can The Brothers Malone Teach Us About Ficher V. University Of Texas?, Charlie Gerstein
Michigan Law Review First Impressions
In 1975, the Brothers Malone took the entrance exam for the Boston Fire Department. At the time, the Department was under a court-ordered affirmative action plan: it divided its pool of test-takers into groups of black and white applicants and gave substantial preference to those in the former. The Brothers listed themselves as white and didn't make the cut. In 1977, the Brothers Malone again took the entrance exam for the Boston Fire department, this time listing themselves as black. The Brothers became firemen. Within a few years, someone at the Fire Department grew suspicious of the Malones. An investigation …
"If The Plaintiffs Are Right, Grutter Is Wrong": Why Fisher V. University Of Texas Presents An Opportunity For The Supreme Court To Overturn A Flawed Decision, Brooks H. Spears
"If The Plaintiffs Are Right, Grutter Is Wrong": Why Fisher V. University Of Texas Presents An Opportunity For The Supreme Court To Overturn A Flawed Decision, Brooks H. Spears
University of Richmond Law Review
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Applying Indices Post-Grutter To Monitor Progress Toward Attaining A Diverse Student Body, Roger W. Reinsch, Sonia Goltz, Hong Chen, Joel C. Tuoriniemi
Applying Indices Post-Grutter To Monitor Progress Toward Attaining A Diverse Student Body, Roger W. Reinsch, Sonia Goltz, Hong Chen, Joel C. Tuoriniemi
Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy
The Supreme Court decision in Grutter v. Bollinger provided more definitive guidance for institutions of higher education desiring to use racial preferences in an effort to achieve a diverse student body. This Article first examines Grutter and other relevant cases to set forth the parameters established by the Supreme Court concerning how university preferences, including but not limited to race, may be used in an admissions policy. This Article then provides a framework for creating and using diversity indices that can help institutions implement the guidelines found in these court decisions and monitor whether or not the goal of diversity …
Scrutinize This!: The Questionable Constitutionality Of Gender-Conscious Admissions Policies Utilized By Public Universities, Amy Hinkley
Pepperdine Law Review
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