Constitutional Law
Aug. 4, 2023
Would race based admissions in the name of religion pass constitutional muster?
"The time for making distinctions based on race had passed." Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard Coll., 143 S. Ct. 2141, 2160 (2023). But, private colleges and universities can continue to run affirmative action programs if they are willing to pay the cost - literally and figuratively.
Karin Sweigart
Counsel
Dhillon Law Group Inc.
She support's the Dhillon Law Group's litigation and appellate practice with an emphasis on constitutional law, free speech, defamation, anti-SLAPP, and election law. She has experience managing litigation in state and federal court, appellate courts, and before administrative agencies.
In Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, the Supreme Court angered many in academic circles by holding that the Equal Protection Clause (and by extension, Title VI’s non-discrimination requirements) does not permit colleges and universities to consider race a factor in admissions. 143 S. Ct. 2141, 2147 (2023). In the aftermath, many within the academic community have been seeking creative ideas t...
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