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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Re-Hear Arguments in Fisher v. Univ ...

Civil and human rights organizations have long supported equal opportunity initiatives that allow universities to consider, within a group of ...

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Fisher v. University of ...

They're having racial incidents on campus where students of color are complaining that they feel isolated, that stereotyping is going on, on ...

The U.S. Supreme Court's Second Ruling in Fisher v. University of ...

... U.S. Supreme Court (the Court) announced its second decision in Fisher v. ... On June 29, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case ...

Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin | 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

The Supreme Court affirmed. The race-conscious admissions program is lawful under the Equal Protection Clause. The compelling interest that ...

From the Vault: Supreme Court decides Fisher v. University of Texas ...

Three years ago, the Supreme Court sent an affirmative action case involving college admissions back to a lower court and said "strict ...

case: Fisher v. UT Austin - Legal Defense Fund

University of Texas. LDF filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013 and twice presenting oral arguments in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...

Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin: A Timeline and Resources

Fisher again appealed the Fifth Circuit's decision, and the Supreme Court again agreed to hear her appeal (Fisher II). ... October 2012: The U.S. Supreme Court ...

Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin - SCOTUSblog

Justice Alito filed a dissenting opinion, in which Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Thomas joined. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision ...

End of Affirmative Action? Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Potential ...

Fisher v. Univ. of Texas, 136 S. Ct. 2198 (2013). Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003). Press Release, Harvard University, SCOTUS ...

Fisher, the Sequel: Supreme Court Upholds Public University's ...

... university's favor. The Supreme Court then agreed to hear the case a second time. The Supreme Court's Decision. In a 4–3 opinion authored by Justice Kennedy ...

Fisher v. University of Texas | Oyez

... United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's decision. Fisher appealed the appellate court's decision. ... The Supreme Court ...

Fisher v. University of Texas (2016) - Wikipedia

Fisher v. University of Texas, 579 U.S. 365 (2016), also known as Fisher II is a United States Supreme Court case which held that the Court of Appeals for ...

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear New Affirmative Action Case

Earlier today the justices agreed to hear oral arguments next term in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. At issue is whether that ...

Affirmative Action Stands Victorious After the Supreme Court Ruling ...

In a 4-3 decision, the court reaffirmed the decision of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Fisher v. University of Texas, and by doing so, ...

What Abigail Fisher's Affirmative Action Case Was Really About

The plaintiff in the Supreme Court case challenging the use of race in college admission looks to be the perfect argument. But the case barely mentions her.

Fisher v. University of Texas - Ballotpedia

Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin is a case ruled upon by the United States Supreme Court in 2013 and again in 2016 regarding the consideration of race ...

Supreme Court to Weigh Race in College Admissions

The case that the court agreed on Monday to hear, Fisher v. University of Texas, No. 14-981, arose from a lawsuit filed by Ms. Fisher, who ...

FISHER V. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (FISHER II ...

While the U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back to the Court of Appeals for a new decision, it did not upset any of its previous rulings regarding the ...

FISHER v. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Supreme Court

certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit. No. 11–345. Argued October 10, 2012—Decided June 24, 2013. The University of Texas at ...

Fisher v. University of Texas - Prized Writing - UC Davis

Plaintiff appealed the decision again, and the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case in 2012. On June 24, 2013, the Supreme Court vacated the Fifth Circuit.