Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina

SLF Asks Supreme Court to Eliminate Race-Conscious Admissions

About the Case

Since 1977, the Supreme Court has allowed colleges to use racial preferences in the admissions process, giving universities across the country permission to award applicants a plus factor based solely on race. As a result, students are often admitted or rejected from their colleges of choice due to the color of their skin. Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) and Speech First filed an amicus brief supporting Students for Fair Admissions’ (SFFA’s) efforts to put a stop to the discriminatory college admissions process. SFFA is suing the University of North Carolina over its use of racial preferences in its admissions process. The lawsuit aims to end all race-conscious admissions for good.

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Case Status

Amicus Brief

Court

United States Supreme Court

Why This Matters

For too long, courts have accepted the diversity rationale, giving universities carte blanche to accept or reject applicants based on the color of their skin. SFFA’s case is critical to ending a theory that masks itself as a First Amendment principle, but ultimately undermines the First Amendment and allows colleges to discriminate outright.

SLF General Counsel Kimberly Hermann says:

“We aren’t talking about diversity of thought here. We are talking about looking at the color of an applicant’s skin before making a decision to accept or reject them. That has done nothing to further a robust exchange of ideas on campus. We need to get back to true diversity, where students are free to speak up without fear of censorship.”

SLF and Speech First urge the Supreme Court to grant SFFA’s petition and overturn the unconstitutional precedent it has set.

Why This Matters

For too long, courts have accepted the diversity rationale, giving universities carte blanche to accept or reject applicants based on the color of their skin. SFFA’s case is critical to ending a theory that masks itself as a First Amendment principle, but ultimately undermines the First Amendment and allows colleges to discriminate outright.

SLF General Counsel Kimberly Hermann says:

“We aren’t talking about diversity of thought here. We are talking about looking at the color of an applicant’s skin before making a decision to accept or reject them. That has done nothing to further a robust exchange of ideas on campus. We need to get back to true diversity, where students are free to speak up without fear of censorship.”

SLF and Speech First urge the Supreme Court to grant SFFA’s petition and overturn the unconstitutional precedent it has set.

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