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The New Lawyer

Oct. 10, 2013

Affirmative action dispute underlines case on State Bar data

The State Bar has refused to share information about test-takers with UCLA School of Law professor Richard Sander due to his controversial theory regarding race disparities at law schools. The state Supreme Court hears the dispute today.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Richard Sander's research showing racial minorities fare poorly at elite law schools has been ammunition for opponents of affirmative action. Sander counters, "You can do affirmative action in a responsible way." The UCLA School of Law professor's controversial "mismatch theory" is the backdrop to oral arguments Wednesday before the state Supreme Court, at which Sander's counsel w...

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