Legal Opinion
Hopwood v. State of Tex.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1994No. 94-50083PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants, Thurgood Marshall Legal Society (TMLS) and Black Pre-Law Association (BPLA) appeal the order of the district court denying their motion to intervene in this action. We affirm.
I
Since 1983, Texas has implemented an affirmative action policy in its higher education system, a component of which is a race conscious admissions policy for the University of Texas School of Law (Law School). On September 29, 1992, two unsuccessful white applicants to the Law School filed a lawsuit challenging the admissions policy as racially discriminatory. 1 Named as defendants were the State of Texas,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Wygant v. Jackson Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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- Diaz v. Southern Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Timothy Jansen, Cross-Appellants v. City of Cincinnati v. Tilford Youngblood, Prospective Intervenors, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Edwards v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Hopwood v. State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Grutter v. BollingerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- State of Texas v. USACourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
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