Fisher v. Univ. of Tex. at Austin, 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.See United States v. Detroit […]

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Schuette v. Bamn, 134 S.Ct. 1623 (2014)

Issues: Affirmative Action

134 S.Ct. 1623 (2014);?188 L. Ed. 2d 613 BILL SCHUETTE, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MICHIGAN, PETITIONER v. COALITION TO DEFEND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, INTEGRATION AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND FIGHT FOR EQUALITY BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY (BAMN), ET AL. No. 12-682.Supreme Court of the United States.Argued October 15, 2013.Decided April 22, 2014.[hr] NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus […]

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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978)

Issues: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights

438 U.S. 265 98 S.Ct. 2733 57 L.Ed.2d 750 REGENTS OF the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Petitioner, v. Allan BAKKE. No. 76-811. Argued Oct. 12, 1977. Decided June 28, 1978. Counsel: Archibald Cox, Cambridge, Mass., for petitioner. Sol. Gen. Wade H. McCree, Jr., Washington, D. C., for United States, as amicus curiae, by special leave of […]

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