Whether ignorance of the law can excuse racial discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether ignorance of the law can excuse racial discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.) and therefore justify a public university’s refusal to readmit a qualified minority student to a doctoral program based on his race. 2. Whether contract law, as opposed to tort law, is applicable to the resolution of a breach of contract dispute in a Title VI racial discrimination case. 3. Whether a trier of fact is entitled to treat a party’s mendacity related to a material fact as evidence of culpability in a Title VI racial discrimination case. 4. Whether a public university student’s admissions application fee qualifies as financial property and is therefore protected by state constitutional property rights.