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Breaking The Bank: Revisiting Central Bank Of Denver After Enron And Sarbanes-Oxley, Celia Taylor Sep 2005

Breaking The Bank: Revisiting Central Bank Of Denver After Enron And Sarbanes-Oxley, Celia Taylor

ExpressO

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Diversity In Higher Education: The Consideration Of Race In Hiring University Faculty, Suzanne E. Eckes Mar 2005

Diversity In Higher Education: The Consideration Of Race In Hiring University Faculty, Suzanne E. Eckes

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

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A Question Of Fairness: The Proper Standard Of Review Of School Board Just And Reasonable Cause Determinations In Teacher Termination Proceedings In Idaho, John E. Rumel Jan 2005

A Question Of Fairness: The Proper Standard Of Review Of School Board Just And Reasonable Cause Determinations In Teacher Termination Proceedings In Idaho, John E. Rumel

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Stepping Through Grutter's Open Doors: What The University Of Michigan Affirmative Action Cases Mean For Race-Conscious Government Decisionmaking, Helen Norton Jan 2005

Stepping Through Grutter's Open Doors: What The University Of Michigan Affirmative Action Cases Mean For Race-Conscious Government Decisionmaking, Helen Norton

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In Grutter, a majority of the Court for the first time identified an instrumental justification for race-based government decisionmaking as compelling - specifically, a public law school's interest in attaining a diverse student body. Grutter not only recognized the value of diversity in higher education, but left open the possibility that the Court might find similar justifications compelling as well.

The switch to instrumental justifications for affirmative action appears a strategic response to the Court's narrowing of the availability of remedial rationales. A number of thoughtful commentators, however, have reacted to this trend with concern and even dismay, questioning …