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Department of Justice Plans to Investigate Affirmative Action in Higher Education

Summary: The Trump White House administration reportedly wants to fight affirmative action on college and university campuses.  The Trump administration…

University of Texas Has Supreme Court at Odds Over Affirmative Action

Summary: An affirmative action policy at the University of Texas may get the cut if the U.S. Supreme Court determines…

Ban on Affirmative Action in California Dropped Admission Rates of Black Law Students

Summary: A new study from a UC Berkeley economics professor has found that admission rates for black students at the…

Bowen School of Law Wants Private Meetings on Affirmative Action Plan

Administrators from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock do not want reporters present when discussing new affirmative action policies…

Affirmative Action Limited under Tougher Scrutiny by the Court

The Supreme Court has been skeptical about Affirmative Action for a long time. Now colleges have been limited in their use…

Conservatives to Decide Most of Supreme Court’s Remaining Decisions this Term

  Because of the structure of the Supreme Court, the majority of remaining decisions will be authored by conservatives. This…

Bad Economy Hurting Law Firm Diversity

As the economic recession has left many law firms struggling to get by, many have made diversification less of a…

Spring Preview: Supreme Court Expected to Make Momentous Decisions

It’s that wonderful time of year again! Flowers are blooming, young love is burgeoning, and the United States Supreme Court…

Supreme Court Hearing Affirmative Action Case at University of Texas

A program at the University of Texas is being challenged by the Supreme Court because it considers race in some…

California Court Upholds Affirmative Action Ban

California stuck to its previous decision regarding the ban on affirmative action, now that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, February 17, and here's a look back at yesterday's stories... Lincoln Fabrics will pay…

Civil Rights Activists to Challenge CA Affirmative Action Ban

The civil rights organization The Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any…