Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College is a landmark 2023 U.S. Supreme Court case that sharply limited the use of race-conscious admissions policies in higher education, effectively ending affirmative action programs at colleges and universities nationwide.
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Target entity: Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College Context triple: [Grutter v. Bollinger, laterOverruledInPartBy, Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College]
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Grutter v. Bollinger
Grutter v. Bollinger is a landmark 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the limited use of race as one factor in holistic law school admissions to promote educational diversity.
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Gratz v. Bollinger
Gratz v. Bollinger is a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down the University of Michigan’s undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy as violating the Equal Protection Clause by awarding automatic points based on race.
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Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that challenged the constitutionality of race-conscious admissions policies at public universities under the Equal Protection Clause.
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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke is a landmark 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down rigid racial quotas in university admissions while upholding the constitutionality of using race as one factor among many to foster diversity.
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E.
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Dartmouth College v. Woodward is an 1819 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the protection of corporate charters as contracts under the Constitution, limiting states’ power to alter them.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College Target entity description: Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College is a landmark 2023 U.S. Supreme Court case that sharply limited the use of race-conscious admissions policies in higher education, effectively ending affirmative action programs at colleges and universities nationwide.
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A.
Grutter v. Bollinger
Grutter v. Bollinger is a landmark 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the limited use of race as one factor in holistic law school admissions to promote educational diversity.
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B.
Gratz v. Bollinger
Gratz v. Bollinger is a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down the University of Michigan’s undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy as violating the Equal Protection Clause by awarding automatic points based on race.
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C.
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that challenged the constitutionality of race-conscious admissions policies at public universities under the Equal Protection Clause.
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D.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke is a landmark 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down rigid racial quotas in university admissions while upholding the constitutionality of using race as one factor among many to foster diversity.
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E.
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Dartmouth College v. Woodward is an 1819 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the protection of corporate charters as contracts under the Constitution, limiting states’ power to alter them.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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affirmative action case ⓘ landmark civil rights case ⓘ |
| alsoDecidedWith |
Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina
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| appealsCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ⓘ |
| citation | 600 U.S. ___ (2023) ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Equal Protection Clause
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surface form:
Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2023-06-29 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustices |
Elena Kagan
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Ketanji Brown Jackson ⓘ Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy | Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 20-1199 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
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surface form:
Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
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| holding |
Colleges and universities may not use race as a factor in admissions in the manner previously permitted under Grutter v. Bollinger
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Harvard’s race-conscious admissions program violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment as applied through Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| impact |
effectively ended race-conscious affirmative action programs at most U.S. colleges and universities
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required institutions receiving federal funds to adopt race-neutral admissions policies ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
constitutionality of race-conscious college admissions
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use of race as a factor in higher-education admissions ⓘ |
| limitedPrecedent |
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke ⓘ |
| locationOfRespondent | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
Amy Coney Barrett
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Brett M. Kavanaugh ⓘ Clarence Thomas ⓘ John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
John G. Roberts, Jr.
Neil M. Gorsuch ⓘ Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
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| majorityOpinionBy |
John G. Roberts Jr.
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surface form:
John G. Roberts, Jr.
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| originatingCourt | United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| overruledPrecedent | Grutter v. Bollinger ⓘ |
| partyTypePetitioner | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| partyTypeRespondent | private university ⓘ |
| petitioner |
Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
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surface form:
Students for Fair Admissions, Inc.
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| respondent |
Harvard Corporation
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surface form:
President and Fellows of Harvard College
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| separateOpinionBy |
Clarence Thomas
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Neil M. Gorsuch ⓘ |
| shortName |
Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
SFFA v. Harvard
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| statuteInterpreted | Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil rights law
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education law ⓘ |
| term | October Term 2022 ⓘ |
| topic |
affirmative action in higher education
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college and university admissions ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 2023 ⓘ |
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