Diversity in Admissions Through 2022

U.S. Supreme Court Cases

SFFA v. Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill Diversity in Admissions

The Supreme Court has released its long-awaited decision in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard and SFFA v. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, striking down colleges’ use of race-conscious admissions nationwide.

Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin

Resources on the legal challenges to race-conscious admissions, ACE’s amicus briefs in support of UT and more.

August 1, 2002

Amicus Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court: University of Michigan Admissions Cases

Amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of the University of Michigan in the 2003 cases Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger.

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ACE Amicus Briefs

August 1, 2022

Amicus Brief: Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. Harvard and v. University of North Carolina

ACE, along with 39 other higher education associations, submitted this amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the universities' race-conscious admissions protocols that are being challenged.

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May 21, 2020

Amicus Brief to U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit: Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. Harvard

Along with 40 other higher education associations, ACE submitted this amicus brief in support of Harvard in the challenge to the university's “holistic” admissions process.

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July 30, 2018

Amicus Brief: Students for Fair Admissions, Inc., v. Harvard

ACE and 36 other higher education organizations submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. District Court in Boston in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc., v. Harvard.

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October 30, 2015

Amicus Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court: Fisher v. University of Texas (II)

ACE and 37 other higher education associations filed this brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, as the court prepares to take a second look at UT’s diversity in admissions policy.

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August 13, 2012

Amicus Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court: Fisher v. University of Texas

Amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Fisher v. University of Texas, which deals with the university's admissions policy.

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August 1, 2002

Amicus Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court: University of Michigan Admissions Cases

Amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of the University of Michigan in the 2003 cases Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger.

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