Trump Administration Calls for an End to Affirmative Action
Summary: The White House said that it will call for an end to race-based admissions in universities. The Trump Administration…
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Harvard Law Review Elects New President
Summary: The Harvard Law Review named Michael Thomas, a second-year law student, as the journal’s new president. The Harvard Law…
Majority of Harvard’s Incoming Class Is Nonwhite
Summary: 50.8 percent of Harvard University's incoming freshman class is a racial minority. Harvard's push to increase diversity on its…
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…