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US federal appeals court declines to block West Point’s race-conscious admission policy

JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit declined to block a preliminary injunction on Monday, allowing the US Military Academy in West Point to continue to consider race as a factor for admission. This decision comes as the US Supreme Court considers the issue in a pending appeal brought by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA).

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US Supreme Court leaves admissions plan in place at Virginia high school

JURIST

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The US Supreme Court left in place an admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia on Tuesday after the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld the admissions practice. In 2020, the school overhauled its admissions process. It is often considered one of the top high school’s in the nation.

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Lawsuit filed against Harvard challenging legacy admissions

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JULY 4, 2023

Activist groups filed a complaint with the Department of Education against Harvard University challenging its legacy admissions policy on Monday. The complaint comes days after the US Supreme Court rejected the use of race in college admissions, known as affirmative action, upending years of precedent.

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US Supreme Court rejects emergency plea to block West Point use of affirmative action in admissions

JURIST

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

The US Supreme Court on Friday denied an anti-affirmative action organization’s emergency application to block the US Military Academy, known as “West Point,” from using race in its admissions process. In September 2023, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), the group that recently won the significant case of SFFA v.

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Lawsuit challenges West Point’s use of race in admissions

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), sued the US Military Academy, also known as West Point, on Tuesday for using race as a factor in admissions. Strict scrutiny is the standard of review of cases of affirmative action in college admissions. Because the U.S.

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US Education Department investigating Harvard legacy admissions policy for racial discrimination

JURIST

JULY 25, 2023

The US Department of Education’s (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on Monday announced in a letter that it is looking into whether Harvard University’s donor and legacy admissions preferences perpetuates racial discrimination. However, the bill never went to a vote. However, the bill never went to a vote.

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US Supreme Court asked to decide if high school admissions policy discriminates against Asian Americans

JURIST

AUGUST 22, 2023

Parents filed a petition on Monday asking the US Supreme Court to decide whether an elite public high school, known as the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), discriminates based on race in their admissions policy. President and Fellows of Harvard College.

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“On race-based school admissions, the Supreme Court flinched”

HowAppealing

MARCH 13, 2024

“On race-based school admissions, the Supreme Court flinched”: Columnist George F. The post “On race-based school admissions, the Supreme Court flinched” appeared first on How Appealing. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments on affirmative action in college admissions

JURIST

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday heard oral arguments Monday in two cases challenging the validity of race-conscious affirmative action programs in college admission. Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions Inc.

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Justices turn away West Point admissions challenge

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Military Academy from considering race in its admissions process. In an unsigned order, the justices turned down a request from the same group that spearheaded challenges to the use of affirmative action in admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, and which now argues that West Point’s use of race violates the Constitution.

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Test administrator spared prison sentence in US college admissions scandal

JURIST

AUGUST 10, 2022

A US district judge Tuesday spared Igor Dvorskiy, a former test administrator involved in a large-scale college admissions and testing bribery scheme, a prison sentence because he helped prosecutors build cases against others involved in the scheme.

“Supreme Court Lets West Point Keep Using Race in Admissions”

HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

“Supreme Court Lets West Point Keep Using Race in Admissions”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report. The post “Supreme Court Lets West Point Keep Using Race in Admissions” appeared first on How Appealing. You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

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“Race-Neutrality, Baselines, and Ideological Jujitsu After Students for Fair Admissions”

HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

“Race-Neutrality, Baselines, and Ideological Jujitsu After Students for Fair Admissions”: Law professor Michael C. ” The post “Race-Neutrality, Baselines, and Ideological Jujitsu After Students for Fair Admissions” appeared first on How Appealing. Dorf has posted this article at SSRN.

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US appeals court upholds high school admissions policy after allegations it discriminates against Asian American students

JURIST

MAY 24, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday overturned a decision from the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia that held the Virginia Fairfax County School Board’s (Board) new admissions policy violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process clause.

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‘Varsity Blues’ admissions scheme orchestrator sentenced to 3.5 years in prison

JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2023

William “Rick” Singer, the orchestrator of the “ Varsity Blues ” college admissions bribery scheme, was sentenced to 3.5 The post ‘Varsity Blues’ admissions scheme orchestrator sentenced to 3.5 million in specific assets, and a forfeiture money judgment of approximately $3.4

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European Court of Human Rights: Ukraine and Netherlands cases against Russia are partly admissible

JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2023

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Thursday ruled that applications made by Ukraine and the Netherlands against Russia alleging multiple violations of the European Convention on Human Rights(ECHR) are partly admissible. Russia (I) and the application brought by the Netherlands are admissible in full. 1 to the Convention.

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Government counters call to halt consideration of race in U.S. Military Academy admissions

SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 30, 2024

Military Academy on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to stay out of a dispute over the use of race in the school’s admissions policy. In those cases, the Supreme Court struck down the schools’ programs, effectively ending the use of affirmative action in college admissions. Military Academy admissions appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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“Group asks Supreme Court to block West Point, military academies from using race in admissions”

HowAppealing

JANUARY 27, 2024

“Group asks Supreme Court to block West Point, military academies from using race in admissions”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report. And John Kruzel and Andrew Chung of Reuters report that “ US Supreme Court is asked to stop West Point from considering race in admissions.”

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US Supreme Court to hear race-based college admissions cases

JURIST

JANUARY 25, 2022

The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to reconsider whether race can be used in college admissions decisions. The court granted certiorari in Students for Fair Admissions v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v.

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The constitutionality of a magnet school’s admissions policy

SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 4, 2024

Last June, the Supreme Court invalidated the undergraduate admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, holding that they violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment by explicitly considering applicants’ race. The justices will be reconsidering three cert petitions for the first time. A panel of the U.S.

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“Supreme Court Won’t Hear New Case on Race and School Admissions; The decision, along with an order this month declining to block West Point’s admissions program, suggests that most justices are not eager to immediately explore the limits of its ruling from June”

HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

“Supreme Court Won’t Hear New Case on Race and School Admissions; The decision, along with an order this month declining to block West Point’s admissions program, suggests that most justices are not eager to immediately explore the limits of its ruling from June”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

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US Supreme Court temporarily approves Virginia highschool admission policy

JURIST

APRIL 27, 2022

The Supreme Court Monday rejected a request to temporarily block a new admissions policy at a Virginia high school. The new admission policy, as described by the school board, was created to increase socioeconomic diversity, however, the plaintiff argues that the new policy harms Asian students. The school board asked The U.S.

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Introducing Guaranteed Law School Admission

Above The Law

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The post Introducing Guaranteed Law School Admission appeared first on Above the Law. Taking a little bit of the stress out of law school applications.

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US Supreme Court says inmates requesting transportation to acquire evidence must prove evidence is admissible

JURIST

JUNE 23, 2022

The US Supreme Court Tuesday ruled in a 5-4 decision that federal courts may not order states to transport inmates to find new evidence without first deciding of any resulting evidence would be admissible in court. 1651(a) , stating it was unnecessary to consider admissibility.

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“Supreme Court to judge affirmative action in college admissions”

HowAppealing

OCTOBER 26, 2022

“Supreme Court to judge affirmative action in college admissions”: Mike Damiano of The Boston Globe has this report. The post “Supreme Court to judge affirmative action in college admissions” appeared first on How Appealing.

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US dispatch: Supreme Court hears arguments on affirmative action as race-conscious university admissions hang in the balance

JURIST

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday morning in two cases challenging the validity of race-conscious affirmative action programs in college admission. The two cases— Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. Doesn’t it?”.

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“Anti-Affirmative Action Group Sues West Point Over Admissions Policy; The Supreme Court ruling barring race-conscious admissions at civilian colleges should apply to the U.S. Military Academy as well, the lawsuit argues”

HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

“Anti-Affirmative Action Group Sues West Point Over Admissions Policy; The Supreme Court ruling barring race-conscious admissions at civilian colleges should apply to the U.S. ” And Nate Raymond and Phil Stewart of Reuters report that “ US anti-affirmative action group challenges West Point admissions policy.”

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“How medical schools are considering race after the Supreme Court limited affirmative action in admissions; An inside look from current and former admissions officers at Cooper and Jefferson”

HowAppealing

AUGUST 6, 2023

“How medical schools are considering race after the Supreme Court limited affirmative action in admissions; An inside look from current and former admissions officers at Cooper and Jefferson”: Tom Avril of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.

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“Black lawyer denied law license in 1857 wins posthumous admission to Maryland bar”

HowAppealing

OCTOBER 26, 2023

“Black lawyer denied law license in 1857 wins posthumous admission to Maryland bar”: David Thomas of Reuters has this report. The post “Black lawyer denied law license in 1857 wins posthumous admission to Maryland bar” appeared first on How Appealing.

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The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ban Really Gummed Up The Law School Admissions Process

Above The Law

JANUARY 2, 2024

The post The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ban Really Gummed Up The Law School Admissions Process appeared first on Above the Law. Things are moving much more slowly than usual when it comes to getting into law school.

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Court of Appeals of Maryland Finds Rap Lyrics Were Admissible Against Defendant Charged With Murder

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

Should a defendant's rap lyrics be admissible against him at a murder or attempted murder trial? After a New Jersey court found that Vonte Skinner's rap lyrics were admissible against him at his attempted murder trial, I wrote an essay,

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“Supreme Court Is Asked to Hear a New Admissions Case on Race; Parents, backed by a legal foundation, say admissions standards at Thomas Jefferson High School in Virginia are not truly ‘race neutral’”

HowAppealing

AUGUST 21, 2023

“Supreme Court Is Asked to Hear a New Admissions Case on Race; Parents, backed by a legal foundation, say admissions standards at Thomas Jefferson High School in Virginia are not truly ‘race neutral’”: Stephanie Saul and Adam Liptak of The New York Times have this report.

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“The Sneaky Road Back to Racial Preferences in Admissions; Will a Virginia high school’s anti-Asian policies evade the Supreme Court?”

HowAppealing

JANUARY 22, 2024

“The Sneaky Road Back to Racial Preferences in Admissions; Will a Virginia high school’s anti-Asian policies evade the Supreme Court?” The post “The Sneaky Road Back to Racial Preferences in Admissions; Will a Virginia high school’s anti-Asian policies evade the Supreme Court?

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We Might Not Even Need The Supreme Court To Get Rid Of Legacy Admissions

Above The Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The post We Might Not Even Need The Supreme Court To Get Rid Of Legacy Admissions appeared first on Above the Law. Is Congress taking back its role as legislator?

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“The Legacy Dilemma: What to Do About Privileges for the Privileged? Alumni of many colleges are wrestling with whether the practice of legacy admissions should survive after the Supreme Court gutted race-based admissions programs.”

HowAppealing

JULY 30, 2023

Alumni of many colleges are wrestling with whether the practice of legacy admissions should survive after the Supreme Court gutted race-based admissions programs.” Alumni of many colleges are wrestling with whether the practice of legacy admissions should survive after the Supreme Court gutted race-based admissions programs.”

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India top court rules women can take defense academy admission exam

JURIST

AUGUST 19, 2021

The Indian Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that women can sit for the NDA (National Defence Academy) admission exam in a landmark interim order which will allow more women to serve in India’s armed forces.

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Law Schools Worried About What Admissions Will Look Like Now That The Supreme Court Killed Affirmative Action

Above The Law

JANUARY 22, 2024

The post Law Schools Worried About What Admissions Will Look Like Now That The Supreme Court Killed Affirmative Action appeared first on Above the Law. Law schools are trying, but.

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Law School Admissions Really Does Come Down To Your LSAT Score

Above The Law

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The post Law School Admissions Really Does Come Down To Your LSAT Score appeared first on Above the Law. In this case, fiction is a lot like reality.

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Mexico Human Rights Commission asks immigration authorities to speed up admissions

JURIST

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

” Refugees protested Mexico and the US over these stagnated immigration admissions, threatening to form a caravan and proceed to the US border. The post Mexico Human Rights Commission asks immigration authorities to speed up admissions appeared first on JURIST - News.

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First They Came For Affirmative Action. Then They Came For Legacy Admissions. Good Riddance.

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JULY 5, 2023

Then They Came For Legacy Admissions. If you wanna get weird, let's get wild. The post First They Came For Affirmative Action. Good Riddance. appeared first on Above the Law.

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“How a Gorsuch LGBT Ruling May Doom Affirmative Action in College Admissions; The link between Bostock v. Clayton County and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina”

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

“How a Gorsuch LGBT Ruling May Doom Affirmative Action in College Admissions; The link between Bostock v. Clayton County and Students for Fair Admissions v. The post “How a Gorsuch LGBT Ruling May Doom Affirmative Action in College Admissions; The link between Bostock v.

Erroneous admission of a murder confession as “harmless?”

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MARCH 22, 2024

Fulminante to argue that “a confession is like no other evidence” and is unusually damaging and thus its mistaken admission will only rarely be harmless. 15 conferences) The post Erroneous admission of a murder confession as “harmless?” Judge Marsha Berzon dissented, relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Arizona v.

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“Affirmative action in college admissions doesn’t work — but it could”

HowAppealing

OCTOBER 31, 2022

“Affirmative action in college admissions doesn’t work — but it could”: Professor Roland G. The post “Affirmative action in college admissions doesn’t work — but it could” appeared first on How Appealing. has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Top Law School Welcomes The Use Of ChatGPT In Its Admissions Process

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JULY 31, 2023

The post Top Law School Welcomes The Use Of ChatGPT In Its Admissions Process appeared first on Above the Law. ChatGPT goes to law school -- and even the dean approves.

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US federal appeals court declines to block West Point’s race-conscious admission policy

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Mexico Human Rights Commission asks immigration authorities to speed up admissions

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