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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:court_cases
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gptkbp:argued_on
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December 9, 2015
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gptkbp:case_number
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11-345
14-981
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gptkbp:case_outcome
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Upheld affirmative action policies
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gptkbp:case_significance
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Landmark ruling on affirmative action
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gptkbp:case_types
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civil rights case
Civil rights case
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gptkbp:court
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gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkb:Abigail_Fisher
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gptkbp:decided_by
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 23, 2016
June 24, 2016
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gptkbp:dissenting_opinion
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gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito
gptkb:Justice_Sonia_Sotomayor
gptkb:Justice_Clarence_Thomas
gptkb:Justice_Stephen_Breyer
Critique of the majority's reasoning
Concerns about racial preferences
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gptkbp:docket_number
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15-68
Supreme Court Docket No. 11-345
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
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gptkbp:impact
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diversity in higher education
College admissions policies
affirmative action policies in higher education
higher education admissions policies
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gptkbp:impact_on_higher_education
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Influenced affirmative action policies
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:involved_in
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gptkb:University_of_California,_Merced
gptkb:Society_of_Professional_Journalists
gptkb:NAACP_Legal_Defense_Fund
gptkb:University_of_Illinois
gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin
gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Cruz
gptkb:National_Asian_Pacific_American_Bar_Association
gptkb:National_Urban_League
gptkb:National_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Colored_People
gptkb:Chamber_of_Commerce
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:University_of_California
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_California,_Irvine
gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkb:University_of_Virginia
gptkb:University_of_Washington
gptkb:American_Sociological_Association
gptkb:University_of_California,_Davis
gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union_of_Texas
gptkb:American_Bar_Association
gptkb:American_Psychological_Association
gptkb:Hispanic_Association_of_Colleges_and_Universities
gptkb:National_Association_of_Hispanic_Journalists
gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Diego
gptkb:University_of_Southern_California
gptkb:National_Council_of_La_Raza
gptkb:University_of_California,_Riverside
gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Barbara
gptkb:University_of_Florida
gptkb:National_Education_Association
gptkb:American_Association_of_University_Professors
gptkb:American_Council_on_Education
gptkb:Council_of_Graduate_Schools
gptkb:National_Black_Law_Students_Association
gptkb:League_of_United_Latin_American_Citizens
gptkb:American_Association_of_University_Women
gptkb:National_Association_of_Black_Journalists
gptkb:National_Women's_Law_Center
gptkb:Asian_American_Legal_Defense_and_Education_Fund
gptkb:Texas_A&_M_University
gptkb:Texas_Civil_Rights_Project
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gptkbp:involved_parties
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gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkb:Abigail_Fisher
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gptkbp:is_cited_in
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gptkb:579_U._S._365_(2016)
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gptkbp:judges
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gptkb:Chief_Justice_John_Roberts
gptkb:Justice_Elena_Kagan
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito
gptkb:Justice_Sonia_Sotomayor
gptkb:Justice_Clarence_Thomas
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gptkbp:judicial_review
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strict scrutiny standard
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gptkbp:legal_issue
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affirmative action
Affirmative action in college admissions
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gptkbp:legal_representation
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gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:Alliance_Defending_Freedom
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:Title_VI_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act
gptkb:Equal_protection_clause
Racial equality
Diversity in education
equal protection clause
Merit-based admissions
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gptkbp:lower_court_decision
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Affirmed by the Fifth Circuit
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gptkbp:material
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Public interest in the case
Arguments presented by both sides
Abigail Fisher's application to UT Austin
Challenge to UT's admissions process
Fifth Circuit's ruling in favor of UT
Fisher claimed discrimination based on race
Implications for future admissions policies
Supreme Court's review of the case
UT Austin's holistic review process
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gptkbp:oral_arguments_heard_on
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December 9, 2015
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gptkbp:outcome
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upheld the university's admissions policy
Affirmed the Fifth Circuit's decision
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gptkbp:precedent
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gptkb:Grutter_v._Bollinger
affirmative action policies in education
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gptkbp:propulsion
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gptkb:Abigail_Fisher
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gptkbp:public_perception
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gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
gptkb:Justices_Clarence_Thomas
gptkb:Justices_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
Justices Samuel Alito
Strict scrutiny standard
Justices Sonia Sotomayor
University's admissions policy is constitutional
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gptkbp:public_reaction
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Controversial decision
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gptkbp:related_cases
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gptkb:Schuette_v._Coalition_to_Defend_Affirmative_Action
gptkb:Gratz_v._Bollinger
gptkb:Regents_of_the_University_of_California_v._Bakke
gptkb:Fisher_II
Cases challenging affirmative action
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (2013)
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gptkbp:responds_to
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gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
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gptkbp:scholarly_analysis
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Extensive legal commentary
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gptkbp:signatories
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gptkb:Abigail_Fisher
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gptkbp:significance
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scrutiny of race in admissions
reaffirmed the use of race in college admissions
Reaffirmed the use of affirmative action
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gptkbp:topics
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gptkb:social_justice
discrimination
civil rights
college admissions
educational equity
student rights
constitutional law
judicial review
legal precedents
higher education policy
diversity in education
educational access
race relations
race and ethnicity in education
equal protection clause
merit-based admissions
legal challenges to affirmative action
public university admissions
race-conscious admissions policies
Supreme Court jurisprudence
affirmative action history
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gptkbp:year
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gptkb:2013
gptkb:2016
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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