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A number of other Asian American groups have submitted amicus briefs in support of race-conscious admissions policies and Harvard. They include the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, representing itself and 44 other Asian American groups and higher education faculty, and Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles ...
A U.S. district judge sided with Harvard at the conclusion of a high-profile court case in which a group of Asian-Americans asserted that the school's admissions department discriminated against them.
Asian American enrollment at Columbia and Brown rose following the affirmative action ruling, while it decreased at Yale and Princeton. Harvard remained the same.
The Justice Department is siding with Asian-American students suing Harvard University over the school's consideration of race in its admissions policy.
The justices could say as soon as Monday whether they will hear an appeal claiming that Harvard discriminates against Asian American applicants, in a case that could have nationwide repercussions.
The lawsuit against UNC-Chapel Hill alleged discrimination against Asian American and white applicants. The Harvard case revealed that Harvard gave a “personal” rating to its applicants, and that Asian American applicants had higher academic scores than other applicants but a lower “personal” rating than other applicants. [16]
An Asian quota is a racial quota limiting the number of people of Asian descent in an establishment, a special case of numerus clausus. It usually refers to alleged educational quotas in United States higher education admissions , specifically by Ivy League universities against Asian Americans , especially persons of East Asian and South Asian ...
The justices on Monday put off a decision about whether they will hear an appeal claiming that Harvard discriminates against Asian American applicants, in a case that could have nationwide ...