Harvard just won big after the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action
Abigail Fisher, the plaintiff in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, speaks outside the US Supreme Court in December 2015.
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Maldef/ Latinojustice Prldef Statements on U.S. Supreme Court…
This morning, the Supreme Court affirmed the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Fisher v. University of Texas , and held that that the University of Texas at Austin's race-conscious admission program is lawful under the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.
University Affirmative Action Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court
OCTOBER 10: People wait in line to enter the U.S. Supreme Court on October 10, 2012 in Washington, DC. Today the high court is scheduled to hear arguments on Fisher V. University of Texas at Austin, and are tasked with ruling on whether the university's consideration of race in admissions is constitutional.
Students on Texas A&M University’s campus on Nov. 11, 2015.
In the minds of many Texans, the Lone Star State's two flagship universities are polar opposites: The University of Texas at Austin is perceived as diverse, urban and liberal. Texas A&M University is viewed as white, rural and conservative.
Texas valedictorian’s tweet draws deportation threats
On the afternoon of June 3, Mayte Lara Ibarra stepped to the podium in front of a cavernous Austin, Texas, auditorium.