Politics & Policy
February 16, 2016
What Antonin Scalia’s Empty Spot Means For Texas-Based Supreme Court Cases
The stakes have changed in an abortion case and affirmative action debacle coming out of Texas.
Abigail Fisher
Politics & Policy
December 11, 2015
The Top 10 Percent Rule on Trial
Supreme Court case will likely hinge on the effects of Texas's college admissions law.
Politics & Policy
October 8, 2015
The Supreme Court Could Hear Two Texas-Based Cases This Term
The U.S. Supreme Court could take on affirmative action and abortion restrictions, two cases originating from Texas.
Politics & Policy
July 9, 2015
The Return of Abigail Fisher
A familiar plaintiff. A familar case. Will the outcome be any different?
Politics & Policy
June 25, 2013
The Supremes, Round One: Fisher v. University of Texas
The U.S. Supreme Court made the right ruling yesterday in Fisher v. University of Texas by remanding the case to a lower federal court.
January 21, 2013
UT Law Prof. Lino Graglia Says Black and Hispanic Students Are Less “Academically Competent” Again
This time to a black correspondent from the BBC, in an interview about the use of race in college admissions. He'd said similar things at a student forum in 1997.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
SCOTUS Hears Arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
The outcome of the case could bar affirmative action from use in college admissions.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
UT Files Brief In Defense of Admissions Policy
The University of Texas responded to a lawsuit questioning its admissions policy by submitting a 55-page document to the Supreme Court clarifying how race factors in to its process.
January 21, 2013
Supreme Court to Hear Case on UT Admissions Policy
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Fisher v. Texas, a case that could limit or eliminate using race as a college admissions factor.