Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Supreme Court to hear affirmative action case Justices takes UT's raceconscious admission policy facing test will review racial preference for college Ct. Hears Affirmative Action Case going back before high court consider in higher education affirmativeaction U.S. take new look at High challenge SCOTUS Examine Comment on Whites denied rights University of Texas

UT affirmative action to get high court review UT affirmative action to get high court review Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:55 a.m., Tuesday, February 21, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will once again confront the issue of race in university admissions in a case brought by a white student denied a spot ... University Affirmative Action Draws U.S. High Court Scrutiny The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider rolling back university affirmative action programs, re-entering a racially charged debate by accepting an appeal from a rejected white applicant to the University of Texas. High Court takes affirmative action case The Supreme Court cast doubt today on the future of affirmative action at the nation's colleges and universities, agreeing to hear an appeal from a white student in Texas who seeks an end to "racial preferences" in college admissions. University Affirmative Action Draws U.S. Supreme Court Scrutiny The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider rolling back university affirmative action programs, entering a racially charged debate by accepting an appeal from a rejected white applicant to the University of Texas. University Affirmative Action Programs Attract U.S. Supreme Court Scrutiny The appeal takes aim at a 2003 Supreme Court decision that let universities consider the race of their applicants to help ensure campus diversity. That ruling extended the life of affirmative-action programs begun decades ago at universities around the country. Supreme Court Takes Up Affirmative Action Case The Supreme Court announced today it would take up another hot button social issue – affirmative action – around the time of the next presidential election. Today the Court agreed to hear a case brought by Abigail Fisher, a white student, who says she was... Affirmative Action to Be Contested Under Supreme Court Abigail Noel Fisher, a white student rejected from the University of Texas, is taking an appeal of affirmative action policies to the nation's highest court. Affirmative action in college admissions goes back before Supreme Court US Supreme Court is taking an affirmative action case about the University of Texas admissions policy, which permits race to be a factor in deciding which applicants are admitted. Supreme Court to consider affirmative action in higher education The justices will hear an appeal from a white student from Texas who seeks an end to 'racial preferences' in college admissions. A majority of justices appears likely to side with her. Since the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, conservatives have looked forward to the day when the Supreme Court would take up a new challenge to the use of race-based affirmative action in the nation's ... Supreme Court will hear case on affirmative action at colleges The Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on the future of affirmative action at the nation's colleges and universities, agreeing to hear an appeal from a white student in Texas who seeks an end to "racial preferences" in college admissions.
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