Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard

Students for Fair Admissions Applauds the Consovoy McCarthy Law Firm for Its Commitment to Civil Rights Principles

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Monday, October 31, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U. S. Supreme Court heard arguments in two important civil rights cases, Students for Fair Admission v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U. S. Supreme Court heard arguments in two important civil rights cases, Students for Fair Admission v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.
  • Edward Blum, the founder and president of SFFA said, "This organization has been honored to be represented by the founders, partners and associates of Consovoy McCarthy, an Arlington, Virginia-based law firm."
  • Blum added, "In 2014, William Consovoy and Thomas McCarthy formed their law firm and agreed to represent SFFA in its mission to end the use of racial classifications and preferences in college admissions.
  • It does not follow, therefore, for the law to permit racial classifications and preferences for college admissions as does the Grutter opinion."

Students for Fair Admissions Files Petition for Certiorari to U.S. Supreme Court to End Race-Based Admissions at Harvard and All Colleges and Universities

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Thursday, February 25, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Students for Fair Admissions petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to grant a writ of certiorari in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Students for Fair Admissions petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to grant a writ of certiorari in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.
  • Finally, as SFFA irrefutably proved at the lower courts, Harvard's admissions officials consistently and methodically rated Asian-American students lower on personality traits such as "likability," "courage" and "kindness."
  • It is our hope that the justices will accept this case and finally end the consideration of race and ethnicity in college admissions."
  • (Washington, DC) Today, Students for Fair Admissions filed a federal lawsuit challenging Yale's discriminatory admissions policy.

Students For Fair Admissions Files Federal Lawsuit To Stop University Of Texas's Race-Based Admissions Policies

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
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ARLINGTON, Va., July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) announces that it has filed a new lawsuit in federal court challenging the race-based admissions policies of the University of Texas at Austin.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) announces that it has filed a new lawsuit in federal court challenging the race-based admissions policies of the University of Texas at Austin.
  • In 2016, the Supreme Court in Fisher v. University of Texas found that UT-Austin's race-based admissions policiesas implemented in 2008were lawful under the Equal Protection Clause.
  • SFFA's lawsuit alleges that the university's race-based admissions policies violate federal and state law.
  • The lawsuit seeks an injunction forbidding the university from using race in the admissions process.