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by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
On August 17, 2009, Judge Sam Sparks of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas granted summary judgment to the University of Texas (UT) at Austin in a lawsuit by two white applicants claiming, via the 14th Amendment, that they were unfairly denied admission on the basis of race [556 F. Supp. 2d 603]. Citing the Supreme Court’s rulings in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) and Parents v. Seattle School District (2007), Judge Sparks ruled that UT had a compelling government interest in achieving diversity in their undergraduate programs, UT exhausted race-neutral methods in failed attempts to achieve diversity, and therefore, UT’s race-conscious plan was narrowly tailored toward the goal of achieving diversity.
Full Story:
http://ofccp.blogspot.com/2011/07/5th-circuit-declines-en-banc-review-of.html
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Appeals court hears arguments on UT’s use of race in admissions
statesman.com
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 11:46 AM
NEW ORLEANS — Three federal appeals court judges gave no clear signal today of how they might rule in a case challenging the University of Texas’ consideration of race and ethnicity in undergraduate admissions.
The judges, with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, heard oral arguments in New Orleans by lawyers defending UT’s practice and a lawyer contesting it on behalf of two white students who were denied admission.
The three-judge panel is not expected to rule for several months. UT’s policy was upheld last year at the trial court level by Judge Sam Sparks of Austin.
“I thought the court was very well-informed on the case,” said UT President William Powers Jr., who attended the proceeding. “We stand by our case. We’ve got a good program.”
Full Story: http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/highereducation/entries/2010/08/03/appeals_court_hears_arguments.html
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 11:46 AM
NEW ORLEANS — Three federal appeals court judges gave no clear signal today of how they might rule in a case challenging the University of Texas’ consideration of race and ethnicity in undergraduate admissions.
The judges, with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, heard oral arguments in New Orleans by lawyers defending UT’s practice and a lawyer contesting it on behalf of two white students who were denied admission.
The three-judge panel is not expected to rule for several months. UT’s policy was upheld last year at the trial court level by Judge Sam Sparks of Austin.
“I thought the court was very well-informed on the case,” said UT President William Powers Jr., who attended the proceeding. “We stand by our case. We’ve got a good program.”
Full Story: http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/highereducation/entries/2010/08/03/appeals_court_hears_arguments.html
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