The Court Has Granted Wide Deference to Colleges

The Chronicle Review (Chronicle of Higher Education), Vol. 49, No. 29, Page B11, March 2003

3 Pages Posted: 13 Nov 2009

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F. Michael Higginbotham

University of Baltimore - School of Law

Kathleen A. Bergin

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: March 28, 2003

Abstract

This article is written as if the authors were addressing the U.S. Supreme Court, possibly in the form of a hypothetical amicus brief on behalf of the University of Michigan. Discussed is the issue of college admittance that includes race as one of the factors in the admissions process. In this light, various relevant cases are used to back up the arguments presented, such as the Univ. of California v. Bakke.

Keywords: Equal Protection Clause, 14th Amendment, college admissions, university admissions, racial diversity, Uversity of California v. Bakke, stare decisis,

JEL Classification: K19, K29, K39, I28, I29

Suggested Citation

Higginbotham, F. Michael and Bergin, Kathleen A., The Court Has Granted Wide Deference to Colleges (March 28, 2003). The Chronicle Review (Chronicle of Higher Education), Vol. 49, No. 29, Page B11, March 2003, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1504799

F. Michael Higginbotham (Contact Author)

University of Baltimore - School of Law ( email )

1420 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
United States

Kathleen A. Bergin

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

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