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The Michigan Affirmative Action Cases (Landmark Law Cases and American Society) (Landmark Law Cases & American Society)
Barbara A. Perry
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Description for The Michigan Affirmative Action Cases (Landmark Law Cases and American Society) (Landmark Law Cases & American Society)
Hardcover. In its controversial Bakke decision of 1978, the Supreme Court upheld racial and ethnic diversity in university admissions. This book follows the twists and turns of the district and appellate cases. It aims to reveal the story of how Justice O'Connor joined her liberal colleagues to uphold the use of race in university admissions. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; JNM; JPVH1; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
In its controversial Bakke decision of 1978, the Supreme Court upheld racial and ethnic diversity in university admissions - but it was not to be the last word on the matter. When Jennifer Gratz and Barbara Grutter challenged the University of Michigan's admission policies because they were passed over in favor of ostensibly less-qualified minority applicants, the Court was once again compelled to address affirmative action. Barbara Perry takes readers behind the scenes to tell the riveting story of how the two rejected applicants allied with conservative interest groups in an attempt to overturn affirmative action programs in higher education ... Read more
In its controversial Bakke decision of 1978, the Supreme Court upheld racial and ethnic diversity in university admissions - but it was not to be the last word on the matter. When Jennifer Gratz and Barbara Grutter challenged the University of Michigan's admission policies because they were passed over in favor of ostensibly less-qualified minority applicants, the Court was once again compelled to address affirmative action. Barbara Perry takes readers behind the scenes to tell the riveting story of how the two rejected applicants allied with conservative interest groups in an attempt to overturn affirmative action programs in higher education ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Landmark Law Cases and American Society
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700615483
SKU
V9780700615483
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About Barbara A. Perry
Barbara A. Perry is Senior Fellow at the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville and Carter Glass Professor of Government at Sweet Briar College. Her other books include The Priestly Tribe: The Supreme Court's Image in the American Mind; ""The Supremes"": Essays on the Current Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States; and most recently Jacqueline Kennedy: ... Read more
Reviews for The Michigan Affirmative Action Cases (Landmark Law Cases and American Society) (Landmark Law Cases & American Society)
An excellent book and a high-quality addition to the literature on affirmative action and higher education. Easy to read and comprehend, it will be required reading in my class - Legal Issues in Higher Education - and could well become a common addition to law school coursework and education and/or policy graduate programs across the nation. M. Christopher Brown II, ... Read more