No. 20-1199
Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
Tags: affirmative-action asian-american-discrimination civil-rights equal-protection higher-education race-based-admissions strict-scrutiny title-vi
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Latest Conference:
2022-01-21
(distributed 4 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Should this Court overrule Grutter v. Bollinger and hold that institutions of higher education cannot use race as a factor in admissions?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Should this Court overrule Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003), and hold that institutions of higher education cannot use race as a factor in admissions? 2. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act bans race-based admissions that, if done by a public university, would violate the Equal Protection Clause. Gratz v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 244, 276 n.23 (2003). Is Harvard violating Title VI by penalizing Asian-American applicants, engaging in racial balancing, overemphasizing race, and rejecting workable race-neutral alternatives?
Docket Entries
2023-07-31
Judgment issued.
2023-07-18
Record returned to the U.S.C.A.-1st Circuit (sealed supplemental appendix).
2023-07-07
Letter from counsel for amici curiae Association of American Medical Colleges, et al. received.
2022-11-07
Record received from the USDC-Massachusetts. Sealed pleadings transmitted electronically. Remainder of pleadings available on PACER.
2022-10-31
Argued. For petitioner: Cameron T. Norris, Arlington, Va. For respondent: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C.; and Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
2022-10-25
Record from the U.S.C.A. 1st circuit is electronic and located on the First Circuit docket, also on Pacer. 1 Sealed document (AMENDED SEALED SUPPLEMENTAL APPENDIX) has been electronically filed.
2022-09-12
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit.
2022-09-09
Motion of 25 Harvard Student and Alumni Organizations, out of time, for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument is DENIED. Justice Jackson took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
2022-09-09
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED. Justice Jackson took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
2022-08-31
CIRCULATED
2022-08-24
Reply of petitioner Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. filed.
2022-08-04
Response to motion of 25 Harvard Student and Alumni Organizations from respondent President and Fellows of Harvard College filed.
2022-08-03
ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, October 31, 2022.
2022-08-03
Motion of 25 Harvard Student and Alumni Organizations, out of time, for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
2022-08-01
Brief amici curiae of Professors of Economics filed. (Aug. 16, 2022)
2022-08-01
Brief amicus curiae of Anti-Defamation League filed.
2022-08-01
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
2022-08-01
Brief amici curiae of Students and Alumni of Harvard College filed.
2022-08-01
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
2022-07-29
Brief amici curiae of 1,241 Social Scientists and Scholars on College Access, et al. filed.
2022-07-25
Brief of respondent President and Fellows of Harvard College filed.
2022-07-25
Brief amici curiae of 25 Harvard Student and Alumni Organizations filed.
2022-07-22
This case is no longer consolidated with No. 21-707, Students for Fair Admissions v. University of NC, et al., and one hour is allotted for oral argument. Justice Jackson took no part in the consideration of this order.
2022-06-13
Motion of respondents Cecilia Polanco, et al. for leave to file Volume IV of the joint appendix in No. 21-707 under seal GRANTED.
2022-05-09
Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation in support of neither party filed.
2022-05-09
Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty in support of neither party filed.
2022-05-09
Brief amicus curiae of Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism filed.
2022-05-05
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Fiona A. Harrison in Support of Neither Party filed.
2022-05-04
Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed (in 20-1199).
2022-05-02
Joint appendix -4 Volumes (as to 20-1199) filed (statement of costs filed).
2022-05-02
Motion for leave to file Volume IV of the joint appendix under seal filed by respondents Cecilia Polanco, et al. (as to 21-707).
2022-05-02
Joint appendix - 3 volumes (as to 21-707) filed (statement of costs filed).
2022-03-31
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, The University of North Carolina, et al.
2022-03-28
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, President and Fellows of Harvard College
2022-03-25
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc.
2022-03-25
Blanket Consent filed (in 21-707) by Respondent, Cecilia Polanco, et al.
2022-01-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
2022-01-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
2021-12-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-22
Supplemental brief of petitioner Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2021-12-21
Supplemental brief of respondent President and Fellows of Harvard College filed. (Distributed)
2021-12-08
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
2021-06-14
The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
2021-05-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/10/2021.
2021-05-24
Reply of petitioner Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2021-05-19
Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the filing of a reply pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed.
2021-05-17
Brief of respondent President and Fellows of Harvard College in opposition filed.
2021-03-31
Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty filed.
2021-03-31
Brief amicus curiae of Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute filed.
2021-03-31
Brief amici curiae of The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and the Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation filed.
2021-03-31
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
2021-03-31
Brief amicus curiae of Former Attorney General Edwin Meese III filed.
2021-03-31
Brief amici curiae of State of Oklahoma, et al. filed.
2021-03-31
Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation filed.
2021-03-31
Brief amicus curiae of Richard Sander in support of neither filed.
2021-03-31
Brief amici curiae of The Asian American Coalition For Education and The Asian American Legal Foundation filed.
2021-03-31
Brief amicus curiae of The Californians for Equal Rights Foundation filed.
2021-03-31
Brief amicus curiae of Former Federal Officials of the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights filed.
2021-03-31
Brief amicus curiae of The Liberty Justice Center filed.
2021-03-30
Brief amicus curiae of Speech First filed.
2021-03-30
Brief amicus curiae of Texas filed.
2021-03-30
Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, Reason Foundation, Center for Equal Opportunity, Individual Rights Foundation, Chinese American Citizens Alliance - Greater New York, Coalition for TJ, and Yi Fang Chen filed.
2021-03-29
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Scholars filed.
2021-03-26
Brief amicus curiae of Economists in Support of Petitioner filed.
2021-03-25
Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed.
2021-03-25
Brief amicus curiae of Professor David E. Bernstein filed.
2021-03-23
Brief amici curiae of Gail Heriot and Peter N. Kirsanow filed.
2021-03-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 17, 2021.
2021-03-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 31, 2021 to May 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-02-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 31, 2021)
Attorneys
1,241 Social Scientists and Scholars on College Access, Asian American Studies, and Race
25 Diverse, California-Focused Bar Associations, Lawyers Associations, Civil Rights Organizations, and Community Foundations
25 Harvard Student and Alumni Organizations
Accept, Inc.
Daniel Dennis Doyle — Lashly & Baer, P.C., Amicus
Adm. Charles S. Abbot, Adm. Dennis C. Blair, Gen. Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, Adm. Walter E. Carter, Jr., et al.
Michael M. Purpura — Hueston Hennigan LLP, Amicus
Michael M. Purpura — Hueston Hennigan LLP, Amicus
Admissions and Testing Professionals
Daniel Dennis Doyle — Lashly & Baer, P.C., Amicus
America First Legal Foundation
Jonathan F. Mitchell — Mitchell Law PLLC, Amicus
Jonathan F. Mitchell — Mitchell Law PLLC, Amicus
American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity and Fund for Leadership, Equity, Access and Diversity
American Center for Law & Justice and Devon Westhill
Jay Alan Sekulow — Amicus
Jay Alan Sekulow — Amicus
American Civil Liberties Union et al.
American Council on Education and 39 Other Higher Education Associations
Jessica Lynn Ellsworth — Hogan Lovells US, LLP, Amicus
Jessica Lynn Ellsworth — Hogan Lovells US, LLP, Amicus
American Educational Research Association, et al.
Angelo N. Ancheta — Amicus
Angelo N. Ancheta — Amicus
American Federation of Teachers
Kevin K. Russell — Goldstein and Russell, P.C., Amicus
Kevin K. Russell — Goldstein and Russell, P.C., Amicus
American G.I. Forum, et al.
Elizabeth Ann Ritvo — Brown, Rudnick LLP, Amicus
Elizabeth Ann Ritvo — Brown, Rudnick LLP, Amicus
Amherst, Barnard, Bates, Bowdoin, Bryn Mawr, Carleton, Colby, Connecticut, Davidson, Franklin & Marshall, Hamilton, Hampshire, Haverford, Macalester, Middlebury, Mount Holyoke, Oberlin, Pomona, Reed, Sarah Lawrence, Smith, St. Olaf, Swarthmore, Trinity, U
Mark David Harris — Proskauer Rose LLP, Amicus
Mark David Harris — Proskauer Rose LLP, Amicus
Anti-Defamation League
Applied Materials, Inc., Corteva Agriscience, Cummins Inc., DuPont de Nemours, Inc., Gilead Sciences, Inc., LinkedIn Corp., Mastercard Inc., Micron Technology, Inc., Microsoft Corp., Shell USA, Inc., and Verizon Services Corp.
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Dean Richlin — Foley Hoag LLP, Amicus
Dean Richlin — Foley Hoag LLP, Amicus
Asian Americans Advancing Justice and 37 Organizations
Roberto Andres Rivera-Soto — Ballard Spahr LLP, Amicus
Roberto Andres Rivera-Soto — Ballard Spahr LLP, Amicus
Association of American Medical Colleges et al.
Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools, Inc.
Daniel Dennis Doyle — Lashly & Baer, P.C., Amicus
Daniel Dennis Doyle — Lashly & Baer, P.C., Amicus
Black Women Law Scholars
Brown University, et al.
Matthew S. Hellman — Jenner & Block LLP, Amicus
Matthew S. Hellman — Jenner & Block LLP, Amicus
Cecilia Polanco, et al.
Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
College Board, National Association for College Admission Counseling, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, and Act, Inc.
Constitutional Accountability Center
Deans of U.S. Law Schools
David Benjamin Oppenheimer — Berkeley Law, Amicus
David Benjamin Oppenheimer — Berkeley Law, Amicus
Deborah Cohen and 67 Other Professors
Mark Alexander Packman — Gilbert LLP, Amicus
Mark Alexander Packman — Gilbert LLP, Amicus
Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies
John Clay Sullivan — S|L Law PLLC, Amicus
John Clay Sullivan — S|L Law PLLC, Amicus
Economists in Support of Petitioner
Empirical Scholars
Faith Organizations including The General Synod - United Church of Christ, American Baptist Home Mission Societies & African Descent Lutheran Association of the ELCA
Former Attorney General Edwin Meese III
Former Federal Officials of the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights
Freedom X
Mitchell Keiter — Keiter Appellate Law, Amicus
Mitchell Keiter — Keiter Appellate Law, Amicus
Gail Heriot and Peter N. Kirsanow
Georgetown University, et al.
Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute
HBCU Leaders and National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
Laurel Pyke Malson — Crowell & Moring LLP, Amicus
Laurel Pyke Malson — Crowell & Moring LLP, Amicus
HR Policy Association
George Roger King — HR Policy Association, Amicus
George Roger King — HR Policy Association, Amicus
Human Rights Advocates and Human Rights First
Human Rights Advocates, et al.
Individual Scientists
Ashley Lee Hogewood — K&L Gates LLP, Amicus
Ashley Lee Hogewood — K&L Gates LLP, Amicus
Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty
John J. Bursch — Alliance Defending Freedom, Amicus
John J. Bursch — Alliance Defending Freedom, Amicus
Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation
Legal Scholars Defending Race-Conscious Admissions
LONANG Institute
Kerry Lee Morgan — Kerry L. Morgan, Amicus
Kerry Lee Morgan — Kerry L. Morgan, Amicus
Major American Business Enterprises
Michael R. Dreeben — O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Amicus
Michael R. Dreeben — O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Amicus
Mark Keith Robinson and Winsome Earle-Sears
Thomas L. Brejcha Jr. — Amicus
Thomas L. Brejcha Jr. — Amicus
Massachusetts et al.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, et al.
Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council, Inc., National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, National Hispanic Foundation for The Arts, Emma Bowen Foundation for Minority Interests In Media, and National Newspaper Publishers Association
National Academy of Education
Yelena Konanova — Selendy Gay Elsberg PLLC, Amicus
Yelena Konanova — Selendy Gay Elsberg PLLC, Amicus
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and National LGBTQ+ Bar Association
National Association of Basketball Coaches, et al.
Jaime Ann Santos — Goodwin Procter LLP, Amicus
Jaime Ann Santos — Goodwin Procter LLP, Amicus
National Association of Scholars
National Black Law Students Association
Deborah N. Archer — NYU School of Law, Amicus
Deborah N. Archer — NYU School of Law, Amicus
National Education Association et al.
National School Boards Association, National Association of Elementary School Principals, American Association of School Administrators, and American School Counselors Association
National Women's Law Center and 37 Additional Organizations Committed to Race and Gender Equality
Richard Craig Smith — Linklaters LLP, Amicus
Richard Craig Smith — Linklaters LLP, Amicus
Oklahoma, et al.
Mithun Mansinghani — Solicitor General, Amicus
Mithun Mansinghani — Solicitor General, Amicus
Pacific Legal Foundation, Reason Foundation, Center for Equal Opportunity, Individual Rights Foundation, Chinese American Citizens Alliance - Greater New York, Coalition for TJ, and Yi Fang Chen
Wencong Fa — Pacific Legal Foundation, Amicus
Wencong Fa — Pacific Legal Foundation, Amicus
Parents Defending Education
Christopher Ernest Mills — Spero Law LLC, Amicus
Christopher Ernest Mills — Spero Law LLC, Amicus
President and Chancellors of the University of California
Ginger D. Anders — Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Amicus
Ginger D. Anders — Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Amicus
President and Fellows of Harvard College
Seth P. Waxman — Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Respondent
Seth P. Waxman — Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Respondent
Professor David E. Bernstein
Cory Ren Liu — Ashcroft Law Firm LLC, Amicus
Cory Ren Liu — Ashcroft Law Firm LLC, Amicus
Professor Fiona A. Harrison
Alan B. Morrison — George Washington Law School, Amicus
Alan B. Morrison — George Washington Law School, Amicus
Professors of Economics
Professors of History and Law
Kathleen Roberta Hartnett — Cooley LLP, Amicus
Kathleen Roberta Hartnett — Cooley LLP, Amicus
Project 21
David H. Thompson — Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Amicus
David H. Thompson — Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Amicus
Richard Sander
Stuart S. Taylor Jr. — Self-employed, Amicus
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Member of Congress and 64 Other Members of Congress
Brigida Benitez — Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Amicus
Brigida Benitez — Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Amicus
Southeastern Legal Foundation
Southern Governors
Speech First
Bradley Alan Benbrook — Benbrook Law Group, Amicus
Bradley Alan Benbrook — Benbrook Law Group, Amicus
Students and Alumni of Harvard College
Students for Fair Admissions, Inc.
Cameron Thomas Norris — Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Petitioner
Cameron Thomas Norris — Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Petitioner
The American Bar Association
The American Psychological Association, The Massachusetts Psychological Association, and The North Carolina Psychological Association
Melissa Arbus Sherry — Latham & Watkins LLP, Amicus
Melissa Arbus Sherry — Latham & Watkins LLP, Amicus
The Asian American Coalition For Education and The Asian American Legal Foundation
Gordon M. Fauth Jr. — Litigation Law Group, Amicus
Gordon M. Fauth Jr. — Litigation Law Group, Amicus
The Californians for Equal Rights Foundation
The Council of the Great City Schools
John W. Borkowski — Husch Blackwell, Amicus
John W. Borkowski — Husch Blackwell, Amicus
The LawFirm Antiracism Alliance
Stephen Robert McAllister — Dentons US LLP, Amicus
Stephen Robert McAllister — Dentons US LLP, Amicus
The Liberty Justice Center and Momoko Takahashi
Daniel Robert Suhr — Liberty Justice Center, Amicus
Daniel Robert Suhr — Liberty Justice Center, Amicus
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and the Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation
Jonathan Andrew Vogel — Vogel Law Firm PLLC, Amicus
Jonathan Andrew Vogel — Vogel Law Firm PLLC, Amicus
The State of Texas
The University of Michigan
The University of North Carolina, et al.
Ryan Young Park — North Carolina Department of Justice, Respondent
Ryan Young Park — North Carolina Department of Justice, Respondent
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Amicus
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Amicus
United States Senators and Former Senators
United States Senators and Representatives
Richard Shawn Gunnarson — Kirton McConkie, Amicus
Richard Shawn Gunnarson — Kirton McConkie, Amicus
Veterans for Fairness and Merit
Gene Clayton Schaerr — Schaerr | Jaffe, Amicus
Gene Clayton Schaerr — Schaerr | Jaffe, Amicus
Washington Bar Association and Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia
Youth Advocates and Experts on Educational Access