University of Michigan Law School

and do, take this decision for themselves. My very first interviewee embodies this narrative but with a slight twist. She is a third year private university student who started wearing the hijab because her family, specifically her father, had forced her to. For safety reasons, she is not allowed to go out on her own and since she joined university, in the absence of her parents, the hijab serves to protect her in public spaces. But even though, she’s gotten used to the presence of the…

Abstract The Grutter v. Bollinger case is considered one of the Supreme Court Landmarks. This case, applying student, Barbara Gutter was denied acceptance into The University of Michigan Law School because of the university’s affirmative action police and her race. This case review covers the facts of the case, including the name of the case and its parties, what happened factually and procedurally, the judgment, the issues of what is in dispute, the courts holding, rationale, dissent of the…

describes one aspect of affirmative action, where it applies to admission policies at the University of Michigan. Two United States Supreme Court cases, Grutter v. Bollinger(2003) and Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action(2014) played major roles in the passing and constitutionality of The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative that became part of Michigan law on December 22, 2006. To realize the impact of this law, one must be mindful of the background information pertaining to…

Do Race-Conscious Programs in Public University Admissions Policies Violate the Fourteenth Amendment’s Guarantee of Equal Protection Under the Law? Michael Gibbons, December 1st, 2015, Issue 17 Facts: Race may be used for public universities during the admission process to choose which students to accept. In theory by allowing race to be a factor in the process, it will help the country reach equality among all races and classes. However, some believe that it is a step backwards and that this…

John Harlan wrote that the law was "color blind." Recently, Harlan's phrase has found new currency among critics of government affirmative action programs that began to spring up in the 60s and 70s. May the government use racial classifications when it does so to benefit, not discriminate against, racial minorities that have historically been the victims of discrimination? The Supreme Court first considered that question in 1978, in the case of Bakke v. Regents, University of California.…

admission. In 2003, a case known as Grutter v. Bollinger came in front of the Supreme Court and challenged the constitutional protection or lack of on an affirmative action plan adopted by an university. Grutter deals with the role the state plays in including a minority group into a larger part of the schools student body for educational benefits; this is the basis of affirmative action. The problem some people say of this is that under-favored minority groups are occasionally felt like they…

The Court, citing judicial precedent agreed with the Michigan Law School (Grutter v. Bollinger). The vote, which was 5-4, was razor thin (Grutter v. Bollinger). According to the 5 concurring justices, the biggest determining factor for their vote was the continuation of the precedent established by Justice Powell in Regents (O’Connor). The 5 justices agreed that the Law School did indeed have a “compelling state interest” in promoting campus diversity (Grutter v…

been many things that have been done to improve the lives of whites. Throughout the years, many laws and court decisions directly benefit white people. This had led to many generations either benefiting or being hurt by these race driven decisions and events. These decisions and events have led to structural racism. Structural racism is when racism becomes part of many social institutions like work, school, and politics (Golash-Boza 2015:187). This type of racism, which has developed from…

3. What can school administrators hope to gain from knowledge of the sources of law that impact schools? School administrators make certain decisions everyday and many of them have remarkable legal significance. Because of these decisions, school leaders have the responsibility of knowing and understanding state, federal, and case law that governs general education, special education, and community education. It is imperative that school leaders have appropriate legal knowledge base that…

with the University of Michigan because she was denied acceptance to the university despite having qualified LSAT scores and GPA, and she argued that it was due to her not…