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A guide to the amicus briefs in the affirmative-action cases

A guide to the amicus briefs in the affirmative-action cases

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Nearly 100 amicus briefs were filed in Students for Fair Admissions v. the University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, the cases questioning the use of affirmative action in undergraduate admissions at both public and private universities.

Thirty-three briefs support SFFA and 60 briefs support the universities. We reviewed them all and summarized many of the noteworthy arguments.

The cases will be argued on Monday. For background on the … Read the rest

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Court will hear affirmative-action challenges separately, allowing Jackson to participate in UNC case

Court will hear affirmative-action challenges separately, allowing Jackson to participate in UNC case

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The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it will consider two challenges to the role of race in college admissions separately, rather than – as it had originally planned – together. That news, which came in a brief order from the court, was not unexpected: It allows Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the court’s newest justice, to participate in one of the cases, involving the consideration of race in the University of North Carolina’s undergraduate admissions process, while recusing herself … Read the rest