New Voices in Civil Rights: How Universities are Responding to SFFA

17/01/2025 1h 1min
New Voices in Civil Rights: How Universities are Responding to SFFA

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Institutions of higher education released demographic data for their first classes admitted after the Supreme Court's landmark decision Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College held that the Constitution prohibits the use of race as a "bonus" in admissions decisions. The demographic data reflect a variety of admissions policy changes. Four new voices in civil rights law--all recent law school graduates--will summarize trends in post-Fair Admissions admissions policies and data to explain how institutions of higher education responded to the Fair Admissions decision. Featuring: Peter Abernathy, Judicial Law Clerk, 31st Circuit Court of VirginiaSamuel Gellen, Honor Law Graduate Attorney, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionLeo O'Malley, Judicial Law Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of TexasAnthony Pericolo, Associate, Desmarais LLP(Moderator) Devon Westhill, President and General Counsel, Center for Equal Opportunity