By TAL KOPAN |
8/13/12 10:46 PM EDT
The Obama Administration on Monday urged the Supreme Court to uphold the use of race in the University of Texas’s college admissions process, saying the controversial practice advances an essential government interest.
Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. filed the amicus brief in Fisher v. University of Texas—a brief co-signed by counsel representing five different federal agencies and the Justice Department. In the filing, the government argues that considering race when admitting students to universities makes a critical contribution to the function of the federal government.
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