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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been granted judicial leave to intervene in the American Alliance for Equal Rights’ (AAER) suit against the State of Illinois challenging the state’s diversity, equity, and inclusion...more
On March 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) released a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document in connection with the February 14 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL). This document aims to clarify how...more
On February 14, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (DOE) issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), which calls for educational institutions to immediately cease race-conscious practices in student...more
On February 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education released a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) concerning discrimination based on race, color, and national origin in K-12 and higher education. The DCL articulates the...more
On June 29, 2023, admissions policies and practices of many higher ed institutions were forced to pivot when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that using race to make admissions decisions violated the Equal Protection Clause of...more
This presentation will include: - Case discussion - Decision's implications for clients, law firms, and courts - Potential solutions...more
It’s been nearly two months since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions – and many employers are still wondering whether their workplace Diversity, Equity & Inclusion programs are still legal...more
Seeing the barrage of lawsuits following the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision regarding the use of race in admissions in higher education has left many in K-12 independent and private schools scratching their...more
Colleges and universities can still take steps to foster diverse and inclusive campuses — even after the Supreme Court’s decision severely limiting race-conscious admissions in education, according to the latest guidance from...more
In June of 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on the use of affirmative action in higher education admission, leading to increased confusion among employers on how to create and implement legally compliant...more
On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court considered whether race conscious admission decisions by Harvard and the University of North Carolina were lawful under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth...more
A pair of recent U.S. Supreme Court cases regarding college admissions standards has potentially wide-ranging implications for all nonprofit organizations that use race as a consideration in their programs. In Students for...more
Join DCI Consulting Group to learn different rationales for diversity initiatives, how affirmative action and broader DEIA matters coexist in employment, and understand the unintended consequences of DEIA programs that can be...more
In Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, et al., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the admissions practices used by Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, which...more
The Supreme Court issued a major decision at the end of June when it outlawed affirmative action for colleges in Students for Fair Admissions v. President & Fellows of Harvard College (“SFFA”). The Court based its decision...more
Executive Summary: On June 23, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a 20-year precedent in two lawsuits: Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v....more
On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that will potentially shape the college admissions process for generations of students. In Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of...more
In a landmark decision on June 29, 2023, the US Supreme Court ended decades of precedent by putting an end to affirmative action in university and college admissions. The public, prospective students, and especially higher...more
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action will spur more challenges to educational institutions’ policies beyond admissions. Our Education Team discusses race conscious admissions prior to the Court’s...more
At the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows Of Harvard College, Nos. 20-1199 & 21-707, 2023 WL 4239254 (U.S. June 29, 2023), outlawed race-based...more
On June 29, 2023, in a 6-3 decision authored by Chief Justice Roberts, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, the U.S. Supreme Court (“Court” or “Supreme Court”) held that college and...more
On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the use of race by Harvard University and the University of North Carolina in their student admissions programs violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment...more
College and university admissions will now be more subjective, complex, and — as a result — expensive for many schools. Those are a few takeaways from the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on June 29 effectively ending affirmative...more
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court effectively overturned long-standing affirmative action precedent and held that race-conscious college admissions programs violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment...more
The Supreme Court recently cracked down on the use of “race-conscious” admissions for academic institutions, mostly blocking them from considering race as part of a holistic evaluation of prospective students. What does this...more