Legal Briefs

Following you will find legislative information about civil rights cases and constitutional requirements in subjects such as educational diversity, affirmative action, and race-conscious policies:

AERA, AAHE and AAC&U filed amicus briefs, prepared on their behalf by Angelo Ancheta with assistance from other CRP staff. The briefs summarize the social science evidence bearing on the central constitutional questions of affirmative action before the Supreme Court.

• Briefs
  • Gratz v. Bollinger (in PDF Format)
  • Grutter v. Bollinger (in PDF Format)
    
    
• Institutions: Official Statements & Research
  • American Educational Research Association (AERA)
  • American Associate for Higher Education (AAHE)
  • Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)