Supreme Court

Diversity: Obama’s Higher Education Agenda, Part 5 of 8

Apr 26, 2012 by Peter Wood |

In the fifth of an eight-part series, Peter Wood examines the president’s pursuit of diversity in higher education.

What Do Student Journalists Say About Fisher v Texas?

Mar 09, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |

Undergraduate opinion writers and edtorial boards ponder the significance of a major affirmative action case now under review by the Supreme Court.

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.

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.

SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Fisher Case

Feb 21, 2012 by Ward Connerly |

The decision of the Supreme Court to hear the Fisher v. UT case is potentially of historic significance.

NAS Commends Supreme Court for Taking Fisher Case on Racial Preferences

Feb 21, 2012 |

PRESS RELEASE: The Supreme Court agrees to hear what may become a landmark case on the diversity rationale for racial preferences in college admissions.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NAS California Affiliate Introduces Amicus Brief Filed in Pending Supreme Court Case

Nov 16, 2011 by John M. Ellis |

The California Association of Scholars offers a statement on the amicus curiae brief they submitted in support of Fisher v. University of Texas, a case that challenges the use of racial preferences in university admissions.

Supreme Court May Revisit Racial Preferences

Oct 24, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |

NAS is a "friend of the court" in what could be a landmark case on the diversity rationale for racial preferences in college admissions. 

Video: The Triumph of Judicial Conservatism

Jun 28, 2011 by |

Ed Whelan joins Andy Nash for a conversation on “judicial conservatism” and the state of law school education, civics, and the relationship between the law, Western Civilization, and the Christian tradition.

Needless Educational Credential—The JD

Feb 24, 2011 by George Leef |

In this Washington Examiner piece, lawyer Hans Bader, a Harvard Law School grad, argues that law school is unnecessary and that people who wish to go into legal practice should be allowed to study for the bar exam as they wish.… Continue Reading | 2 Comments >

Supreme Court to Decide Christian Legal Society v. Martinez

Dec 08, 2009 by Ashley Thorne |