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U.S. Supreme Court

Nov. 15, 2016

Supreme Court nominee will have big impact on diversity

If the post-Trump court revisits race-conscious admissions program rulings, the idea of racial diversity as a compelling government interest will likely be challenged. By Allison Elgart

Allison S. Elgart

Equal Justice Society

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By Allison Elgart

On Nov. 8, as we all sat and watched the election returns, many of us were thinking about the Supreme Court and all of the cases the court will be called upon to decide in the future. There are several important issues at stake. One of them is race-conscious admissions in higher education.

In June of this year, the Supreme Court decided Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin for the second time, reaffirming the de...

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