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The original lawsuit was filed by Abigail Fisher, a white woman denied admission to the university in 2008. She contended the university had discriminated against her in violation of the 14th Amendment. When the 5th Circuit ruled against her, she appealed to the Supreme Court.
In June 2013, the high court ruled 7 to 1 that the university could use race-based policies if they were truly necessary to achieve diversity. It sent the case back to the 5th Circuit to determine whether the Austin campus still needed to give a preference to some minority applicants. The justices noted that Texas’ “top 10” law, which awards college admission to the top 10% of each high school’s graduates, has already led to an influx of Latino and black students.
Fisher’s lawyer told the Los Angeles Times his client would appeal the latest decision.
http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-80814877/
University of Texas can use race as factor in admissions, court rules
BY MAYA SRIKRISHNAN
July 15, 2014, 7:15 p.m.
Los Angeles Times
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