Affirmative Action

The decision is a victory for the Trump administration's efforts to pressure schools to abandon affirmative action policies still allowed by the Supreme Court.

In an attempt to rectify years of discrimination, "affirmative action" policies in the United States were implemented to aid women and people of color…

From Texas Standard: On Tuesday, the New York Times published a bombshell report that could rekindle the debate over affirmative action in Texas...

From Texas Standard: Plaintiffs have filed a new lawsuit challenging the University of Texas at Austin's race-based admission rules. Unlike a well-known...

Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court in a narrow decision on Thursday decided that UT-Austin’s “use of race” in deciding its college admissions was…

From Texas Standard: The court upheld an affirmative action program at the University of Texas at Austin, ending a legal battle that started in 2008. In...

The U.S. Supreme Court this morning upheld a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals earlier decision that the University of Texas at Austin can use affirmative…

In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that the university's "race-conscious admissions program" is constitutional.

A federal civil rights lawsuit brought against the University of Texas admissions policy will be resolved by the U.S Supreme Court this month. And it…

For the second time, the University of Texas must defend its limited use of race and ethnicity in admissions decisions.