Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
GPTKB entity
Properties (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
11-345
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
5-4 ruling Abigail Fisher |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 24, 2016 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
December 9, 2015
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
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| gptkbp:impact |
diversity in higher education
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Bakke_v._University_of_California Fisher_I |
| gptkbp:involves |
college admissions
affirmative action |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Justice_Sonia_Sotomayor |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Constitutional law
Equal Protection Clause impact on affirmative action policies |
| gptkbp:outcome |
upheld the university's admissions policy
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
future affirmative action cases
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Students_for_Fair_Admissions_v._University_of_North_Carolina
Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Gratz_v._Bollinger
gptkb:University_of_Texas_System gptkb:Grutter_v._Bollinger gptkb:Affirmative_action_in_the_United_States Public policy Social justice Constitutional interpretation Judicial review Higher education policy Diversity initiatives Legal precedent Legal scholarship Educational equity Judicial activism Judicial restraint Civil rights litigation Impact on civil rights movements Legal challenges to affirmative action Public opinion on affirmative action Impact on social movements Impact on educational institutions Impact on legal standards for admissions Impact on minority students Impact on private universities Impact on state universities Impact on university admissions policies Political implications of court decisions Race and education Racial discrimination in education |