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Jun 29, 2023
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court’s Ruling Against Harvard and UNC’s Affirmative Action Policies
WASHINGTON — Today, the Supreme Court issued two rulings in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. UNC restricting schools’ ability to full...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Court case: Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard; Students for Fair Admissions v. UNC
Oct 27, 2022
ACLU Comment on Upcoming SCOTUS Oral Arguments Challenging Race-Conscious Admissions Policies
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this upcoming Monday, Oct. 31st, in two cases challenging race-conscious admissions policies, commonly known as affi...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Aug 01, 2022
ACLU Files Amicus Brief With Supreme Court Supporting Universities’ Ability to Consider Race in Admissions
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Massachusetts, and the ACLU of North Carolina filed an amicus brief today urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold univ...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Oct 01, 2019
ACLU Statement on Groundbreaking Harvard Admissions Case
BOSTON — Following today's decision in a challenge to Harvard's practices on admissions, ReNika Moore, Director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Racial Justice Program hig...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Oct 15, 2018
ACLU Statement on Harvard Admissions Trial
BOSTON — Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) and Ed Blum’s latest crusade against diversity in schools goes to trial in Boston today, where Harvard University will defend its h...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Aug 30, 2018
ACLU Statement on Department of Justice Filing in Harvard University Admissions Lawsuit
The Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard case. The American Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement in re...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
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