What Will the Court Do About Affirmative Action?
Feb 28, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
John Rosenberg dissects the "diversity' policies at the University of Texas now under scrutiny by the SCOTUS.
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Fisher Case Generates Wide Press Coverage, Reactions
Feb 22, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
Press coverage and commentary of the US Supreme Court's decision to accept the case of Fisher v. University of Texas for review.
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SCOTUS Grants Certiorari in UTexas Admissions Case
Feb 21, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
The Supreme Court grants Certiorari in a major affirmative action case in Texas.
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SCOTUS Strikes Down Raced-Based Redistricting in Texas
Jan 21, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
Race based legislative boundaries are banned in Texas in a case that bears on university admissions policy.
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Why the SCOTUS Should Reverse Grutter
Jan 09, 2012 by George Leef, Glenn Ricketts, Roger Clegg |
The 2003 Supreme Court decision in Grutter v Bollinger was severely flawed. Larry Purdy wants it overturned.
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FIRE Sends Open Letter to OCR on Sexual Harassment, NAS Co-Signs
Jan 06, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
We collaborate with FIRE against OCR guidelines that trivialize sexual harassment with severe results to the careers of those frivolously charged.
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Court of Appeals Fails to Defend Freedom of Speech in Counseling Profession
Dec 20, 2011 |
A panel of three judges has ruled that Christian beliefs about homosexuality disqualified a student from pursuing a degree in counseling.
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By the Content of Their Character
Dec 13, 2011 by Glenn Ricketts |
A summary of where we stand on group-based preferences, what we've done, and where we're going.
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Amicus Brief in Support of Rehearing Michigan Civil Rights Case
Sep 15, 2011 by |
After receiving this amicus brief from NAS and civil rights organizations, the 6th circuit court of appeals has agreed to rehear a case that will determine whether the state of Michigan will ban racial preferences. Court has agreed… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
NAS Board Member Weighs in on Michigan Civil Rights Case
Jul 11, 2011 by Gail Heriot |
NAS board member Gail Heriot tries to make sense out of the recent federal appeals court decision overturning Michigan's voter-approved ban on racial quotas, but finds the court's legal reasoning baffling.
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More On Sixth Circuit MCI Ruling
Jul 05, 2011 by Glenn Ricketts |
Competitive Enterprise Institute attorney Hans Bader has some interesting commentary on last week's Sixth Circuit ruling invalidating Michigan's voter-approved Civil Rights Initiative. A divided panel, as I reported here… Continue Reading | 1 Comment >
Two Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judges Deal a Shocking Blow to the Concept of…
Jul 05, 2011 by Larry Purdy |
Two judges have denied the fundamental principle of human equality approved by Michigan voters in 2006; their action opens the door to racial preferences in that state's higher education.
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Federal Appeals Court Invalidates Michigan Civil Rights Initiative
Jul 01, 2011 by Glenn Ricketts |
A divided three-judge panel of the 6th Federal Appeals Circuit has struck down Michigan's voter-approved constitutional amendment banning the consideration of race or sex in college admissions decisions. I haven't had the… Continue Reading | 16 Comments >
Diversity, Texas Style
Jan 25, 2011 by Glenn Ricketts |
KC Johnson and Charlotte Allen provide some useful analysis of the Fifth Circuit's appeals level decision upholding the the race-based admissions policies of the University of Texas, Austin.
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Race and College Admissions: Still More
Jan 19, 2011 by Glenn Ricketts |
The day simply has to be coming when the issue of race in college admissions or faculty hiring generates no new litigation "diversity" policies, because everyone is finally one the same page: we all agree that this is what the… Continue Reading | 1 Comment >
