Legal Opinion
Fisher v. University of Tex. at Austin
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 23, 2016No. 14-981PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kennedy
The Court is asked once again to consider whether the race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas is lawful under the Equal Protection Clause.
I
The University of Texas at Austin (or University) relies upon a complex system of admissions that has undergone significant evolution over the past two decades. Until 1996, the University made its admissions decisions primarily based on a measure called "Academic Index" (or AI), which it calculated by combining an applicant's SAT score and academic performance in high school. In assessing applicants, preference was given to racial…
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