Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Affirmative action opponents petition Supreme Court to review UT case

American Independent
09.20.11 5:32 pm

The University of Texas is once again embroiled in a possible Supreme Court case involving affirmative action in their admissions process. As the Austin American-Statesman reported, lawyers have filed a petition on behalf of a student who’d applied to the school, asking for the Supreme Court to review the UT’s consideration of race in undergraduate admission decisions.
“If any state action should respect racial equality, it is university admission. Selecting those who will beneļ¬t from the limited places available at state universities has enormous consequences for their futures and the perceived fairness of governmental action,” lawyers argue in the petition to the Supreme Court.

Full Story: http://www.americanindependent.com/194958/supreme-court-petitioned-to-review-ut-affirmative-action-case

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