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| Legal/Legislative/Regulatory… | 2 |
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| Fourteenth Amendment | 3 |
| Bakke v Regents of University… | 1 |
| Civil Rights Act 1964 | 1 |
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Peer reviewedLaRue, L. H.; And Others – Washington and Lee Law Review, 1981
Justice Lewis Powell's opinion on the Regents of the University of California v. Bakke is studied as an act of persuasion and a piece of rhetoric. A comment by Jan Deutch and a response by James B. White are included. (Available from: Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, VA 24550, $5.00) (MLW)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Judges, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedThomas, Stephen B.; Hirschman, Judy L. – Journal of College and University Law, 1995
Federal constitutional, statutory, and case law dealing with minority-targeted scholarships and admissions are reviewed. Applicable laws and standards, standing, admission and scholarship procedures, affirmative action, and holistic assessments are discussed. It is concluded that many existing affirmative action programs may violate the Fourteenth…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Administration, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1999
Recent court decisions have rejected fostering of diversity as a compelling state interest. In a 1999 case (Brewer v West Irondequoit School District), Federal District Judge David Larimer ordered the West Irondequoit Central School District to admit a previously rejected (white) transfer student. Using class, not race, as an admission criterion…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Admission Criteria, Court Litigation, De Facto Segregation
