Civil Rights
Dec. 19, 2000
In Virtuous Society, Race Shouldn't Determine Benefits
In Smith v. University of Washington Law School, 2000 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12859 (9th Cir. 2000), the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a school's admission policy that considers race for diversity but not remedial purposes does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. The court's opinion is legally questionable and morally wrong.
In Smith v. University of Washington Law School, 2000 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12859 (9th Cir. 2000), the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a school's admission policy that considers race for diversity but not remedial purposes does not violate the Equal Protection Clause o...
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