Legal Opinion

Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. University of North Carolina

District Court, M.D. North Carolina

Decided January 13, 2017No. 1:14-cv-954PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

LORETTA C. BIGGS, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (“SFFA”), initiated this action against Defendants, the University of North Carolina and members of its board of governors, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and members of its board of trustees and various school officials (collectively "UNC-Chapel Hill”),1 alleging that the use of race in UNC-Chapel Hill’s admissions process violates the United States Constitution and federal civil rights law. (ECF No. 1 at 2.) Before the Court is a Motion to Intervene in Defense of…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Devlin v. ScardellettiSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Sierra Club v. EspyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  3. Nancy Anne Spangler, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. Pasadena City Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  4. Feller v. BrockCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
  5. R & G Mortgage Corp. v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by4 opinions

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