Mountain States Legal Foundation General Counsel William E. Trachman today applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear a pair of cases challenging the longstanding use of race-based admissions policies by some of the nation’s top public and private universities — policies that favor lesser-qualified candidates over better-qualified applicants based solely on the color of their skin.
Said Trachman:
“Nearly 70 years after the Supreme Court struck down school segregation, Harvard and the University of North Carolina still treat applicants differently based on race. We’re pleased that the Supreme Court has decided to review the legality of that conduct. Our clients are former officials in the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, who have seen firsthand how universities extensively use and misuse race in admissions, scholarships, dormitory assignments, grading, and curricular materials. MSLF looks forward to continuing its fight for equality under the law.”
MSLF repeatedly has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to tackle this issue. Find our filings in the Harvard Case here. Find our filing in the University of North Carolina case here.