Here's the ScotusBlog link, including amicus briefs, to Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the case the U.S. Supreme Court accepted Tuesday that sets up a review of the affirmative action admission standards of Grutter v. Bollinger. Justice Kagan has recused herself from participating in the case. Here are links to some of the major news stories, analysis, and legal blog commentaries:
- The Atlantic: At the Supreme Court, Odds Lie Against Affirmative Action
- Christian Science Monitor: How Supreme Court ruling on Texas could reduce affirmative action across US
- Houston Chronicle (blog): Analysis: Texas case could mark the end of affirmative action in the United States
- Just Enrichment: Navigating the Jurisdictional Thicket Around Fisher v. University of Texas
- Los Angeles Times: Supreme Court to consider affirmative action in higher education
- New York Times: Colleges Worry That Court Could Make Diversity Harder to Maintain
- NPR: Supreme Court Wades Into Affirmative Action Issue
- Volokh Conspiracy: Fisher v. Texas and the Future of Affirmative Action
- Wall Street Journal: Justices to Revisit Race Issue
- Washington Post: Supreme Court agrees to reconsider use of race in college admission decisions
