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Richard Sander, a law professor and economist, has no objection to racial preferences in principle.(The Week)
* Richard Sander, a law professor and economist, has no objection to racial preferences in principle. But he has done a study that suggests that racial preferences in law-school admissions are having the perverse effect of reducing the number of black lawyers. Preferences are putting black students who would have done well at some law schools into schools where they cannot compete, and sometimes drop out as a result. Sander therefore thinks that preferences should be scaled back. His study puts statistical flesh on the bones of an old conservative argument about preferences. It has also drawn critics who say that preferences do help increase the number of black lawyers. Interestingly, these critics do not contest Sander's claim that law schools put a heavy thumb on the scale for black applicants. They do not, that is, repeat the official line that the law schools and the academy at ...
- U. Texas: Law schools may have to show diversity for accreditation.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire June 20, 2006 700+ words
...Gerren LaQuint Fisher Law schools may have to demonstrate...explicitly call for the use of racial preferences, the end result would be law schools doing so, which is illegal...country. He said that some law schools that share the goal of...
- Grutter or otherwise: racial preferences and higher education.(From Brown to...
- Magazine article from: Constitutional Commentary Alexander, Larry Schwarzschild, Maimon March 22, 2004 700+ words
...the "means"--racial preferences-really "necessary...are several public law schools, generally conceded...constitution to indulge in racial preferences. As for "diversity...should have held racial preferences by the government...
- RACIAL PREFERENCES: Travesty.
- Magazine article from: National Review July 14, 2003 700+ words
...s a good question. Judging from the modern history of racial preferences, the answer appears to be that the preference regime requires...of racial diversity or educational quality in its elite law schools. (It has not.) It does not inquire whether preferences...
- Affirmative action opponents use courts to dismantle college racial...
- News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Greenburg, Jan Crawford August 25, 2000 700+ words
...opponents of affirmative action turn to the courts to dismantle racial preferences in college admissions. Combined with efforts at the ballot...class-ranking based admissions. But others, particularly law schools and highly selective universities, still find minority...
- Affirmative action opponents use courts to dismantle college racial preferences.
- News wire article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) August 25, 2000 700+ words
...opponents of affirmative action turn to the courts to dismantle racial preferences in college admissions. Combined with efforts at the ballot...class-ranking based admissions. But others, particularly law schools and highly selective universities, still find minority...
- Negative action: backfiring racial preferences.(Citings)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Reason Sanchez, Julian February 1, 2005 700+ words
...THE elimination of affirmative action policies in American law schools result in more black lawyers being admitted to the bar...matriculating at-and, to a lesser extent, graduating from--law schools, it would increase the total number passing the bar and going...
- Court takes up racial preferences in landmark case; Debate Tuesday on...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor March 31, 2003 700+ words
...possessed one trait that would significantly undercut her candidacy: the color of her skin. As one of the most selective law schools in the nation, the University of Michigan maintains an affirmative-action plan that seeks to grant admission each year...
- Independent Women's Forum Joins Amicus Brief In Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 16, 2003 700+ words
...this Court should clearly and affirmatively hold that it is not." Later, the brief states, "The fact that one of the top law schools in the nation was following an admissions policy obviously at odds with this Court's ruling in Bakke underscores the need...
- The real impact of eliminating affirmative action in American law schools: an...
- Magazine article from: Stanford Law Review Chambers, David L. Clydesdale, Timothy T. Kidder, William C. Lempert, Richard O. May 1, 2005 700+ words
...Action in American Law Schools (Systemic Analysis...produced by American law schools each year and subsequently...collectively stopped using racial preferences." (4) In particular...racial diversity within law schools, the four of us would...
- SEEKING DIVERSITY WITHOUT RACIAL PREFERENCES.
- Magazine article from: National Journal Taylor, Stuart, Jr. November 20, 1999 700+ words
...including me) who dislike or even detest racial preferences to shrink from calling for their...Florida" initiative would abolish racial preferences in admissions but at the same time...California to maintain diversity after racial preferences were abolished by court order (in...
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