Race, lies, and "hopwood"

Commentary

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 39-43

  Cohen, Carl ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039055982     PISSN: 00102601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. March 18, 1996, No. 94-50569.
2. 438 U.S. 265. A very similar 1974 case involving the University of Washington law school, DeFunis v. Odegaard, was held moot in the end, and made no law.
3. "No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." Virtually all American universities receive some federal financial assistance and are therefore governed by this title.
4. Hopwood pp. 8-9.
5. Adarand Constructors v. Peña, a 1995 Supreme Court decision, reaffirmed this standard, and made it clear that it applies to programs at all levels, including the federal government.