Affirmative Action Cases (2023)
Appellate & constitutional law attorney Melissa Sherry discusses the two 2023 Supreme Court cases that dealt with affirmative action, Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina.
Description
Appellate & constitutional law attorney Melissa Sherry discusses the two 2023 Supreme Court cases that dealt with affirmative action, Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and appellate & constitutional law attorneys Erin Murphy and Andrew Pincus offer comments regarding the 2023 Supreme Court cases on affirmative action.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- CLIP #1: How and why did both Harvard and UNC "use race" in their admissions policies?
- CLIP #1: Based on the clip, under what provisions were both policies challenged? How did the lower courts rule?
- CLIP #1: What was the "critical question" for the Supreme Court, and what was the 'answer?'
- CLIP #1: What "three part test" was articulated in the decision? Summarize the court's findings for each of the three parts.
- CLIP #1: How does the present case impact Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), according to Melissa Sherry?
- CLIP #1: Summarize the "bottom line" in the majority decision, and what the opinion 'left open.' What else did the court leave "untouched?"
- CLIP #1: What are the key "takeaways" from this case, and what may happen in the future?
- CLIP #2: Why was the decision not a "huge surprise?" According to Erin Murphy, what may occur in the future?
- CLIP #2: What "other question" has not yet been answered, according to Andrew Pincus?
Additional Resources
- Video Clip: 2022 SCOTUS Preview - Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina
- Bell Ringer: Affirmative Action and College Admissions
- Bell Ringer: Justice Ginsburg and the Expansion of Equal Protection
- Bell Ringer: Rule of Law, Equal Protection and Rights
- Lesson Plan: Supreme Court Landmark Case: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)
- Lesson Plan: The Steps in a Supreme Court Case
- Lesson Plan: 2022-2023 Supreme Court Oral Arguments
- Constitution Clips: "Equal protection of the laws"
Participants
Vocabulary
- Affirmative Action
- Constitution
- Equal Protection Clause
- Grutter V. Bollinger (2003)
- Judicial Opinion
- Litigation
- Parents Involved In Community Schools V. Seattle School District No. 1 (2007)
- Proxy
- Strict Scrutiny
- Supreme Court
- Title Six