Compare And Contrast Fisher Vs South Texas

Case Summary: Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003) involved a white Michigan resident named Barbara Grutter and the University of Michigan Law School. Grutter was frustrated by her rejection from the Law School, claiming that the University’s decision was due to a discriminatory admission policy which sought to enroll greater amounts of underrepresented minority students. Grutter believed that white candidates possessed a disadvantage due to this policy and she sued the university. According to Grutter, race was the “predominate factor” in selecting applicants instead of academics. She argued that the policy was unconstitutional and that it violated her 14th Amendment rights.

Out of the Bakke case, the standard used by Justice Powell to evaluate affirmative action policies was used in affirmative action cases that occurred after Bakke. In the Bakke case, a medical student was denied admission and challenged the school’s affirmative action plan. The Supreme Court found that Bakke was discriminated against because of the race quota policy in place, thus affirming that using race quotas is not allowed. The court did decide though that race and ethnic background could be used in admissions when properly applied. Powell’s standard of strict scrutiny, established two criteria used in later cases: a “narrowly tailored” affirmative action plan and a compelling government interest.

In this particular case I find the matter of Fisher v. Texas case I find that the University of Texas should not be able to continue on with their policy. Even though Abigail Fisher applied and was not apart of the top 10 percent of her class, she was still a very competitive applicant. Considering the fact that she was ranked 82 out of her senior class 674 she was still at the top 12 percent of her class. Her application surplused most of the other minority students admitted in the second round of admittance. Abigail Fisher's should have been considered a contender as part of the University of Texas’s freshman class of 2009. She believes she was well prepared and would be able to succeed at the University.

Colleges and Universities are still trying to move beyond race-based admissions. In the case of a young woman who applied to the University of Washington who talks about her home life with her father abusing her mother and her mother abusing drugs. This essay from the high school senior impacted the readers into helping to ban affirmative action from university admissions. In February, Florida joined the growing number of states that struck affirmative action from admissions. California in 1996, voters eliminated race-based admissions policies, and the same year, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did the same in Texas in Hopwood vs. State of Texas. The University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Virginia have elected to significantly reduce the role of

I am all for having diversity in classrooms but giving students that don’t have funding’s a chance before students that worked hard their whole life isn’t fair at all. This quote by Justice Sonia Sotomayor completely speaks my mind about racism and people lower down on the totem pole need to prove to people that they are just as capable as white people. "As I understand their [the university's] position, race is balanced against other issues like socio-economics, the strength of the classes people took. It's never a standalone. So even a white student, I presume, who goes to an entirely black or an entirely Latino [high] school, who becomes class president would get some points because he has or she has proven that they foster or can deal in a diverse environment. That's how I understood their plan; that it's not just giving you a plus because of race, it's combining that with other factors." As racism is much of a problem today, it is hard for colleges to turn down minorities because they will pull that card on them and get the law involved. For example, the court case of Abigail Fisher was brought to the supreme court because she checked the Caucasian box on the admission sheet when she was not actually white. She figured even though her scores weren’t that great, she would get in because she’s white. I realize that white people are more likely to get in to higher up things, but if the minorities would just prove themselves there wouldn’t be a problem. A black student

This clarifies that the purpose of race in admission is to achieve a “diverse” class. It should not be a substitute for individualized review of an applicant where it increases an applicant’s chances over others simply because of his or her race. This ruling became necessary as a result of the opponents of affirmative action rallying against a tool that helps to create equal access and diversity in higher education and further making their feelings heard clearly through the courts claiming that affirmative action is a form of reverse discrimination. Albeit, discrimination of white against black and/or minorities (Native American Indians) has been endemic from the inception of the Republic. It has furthermore taken up a greater part of our independent history before any form of reversal of such open practice of discrimination could be abolished, creating level playing fields for minorities. It seems therefore as folly to judge blacks by the same measures as whites, or minorities in the same way as whites. Is there any justification in trying to malign an educational policy that is trying to create a level playing field

Bakke” case. Allan Bakke sued the University of California for denying him admission into the Davis Medical School on racial grounds. Bakke was a qualified applicant but was denied admission because the university held 16 spots for disadvantaged minorities, and 84 slots for white students. Since the 84 slots were all taken Bakke was rejected. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Bakke because the institution was in direct violation of the Equal Protection Clause by using race as a sole determining factor in his admissions application. This case law impacts higher education because it reveals how favoring one race over another is unconstitutional and it hinders diversity because all races should have been able to apply for any the 100

The dilemma of affirmative action is defining equal opportunities, especially to those ethnicities who were historically wronged.The famous U.S landmark case Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), where Allan Bakke, a white man, was twice rejected to University of California Medical School at Davis, ruled that racial quotas “violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment”, however race can serve a part as one admission criteria. Today California has

As stated in the Washington Post in 2008, Student Abigail Fisher sued the University of Texas, claiming that they denied her due to the color of her skin. Fisher stated that students that were accepted into UT were minorities that had lower credentials than she did. Race is looked upon during college acceptances due to Affirmative action and its policies. Colleges must accept different minority groups to enhance the diversity at the school. But should race be put before grades and criteria during these acceptances?

The dilemma of affirmative action is defining equal opportunities especially to those ethnicity who were historically wronged.The famous U.S landmark case Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), in which Allan Bakke, a white man, was twice rejected to University of California Medical School at Davis, ruled that racial quotas “violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment”, however race can serve a part as one of an admission criteria. Today California has banned

The best method for selecting college applicants is by academic achievements. It is simple, objective, and is the most sensible. It is logical to accept the highest-performing students because they can benefit the most. Affirmative action disrupts this by giving minorities a preference based on their race and not ability. This creates the possibility of a minority being selected over a more qualified “non-minority”, or a student being rejected simply for not being a minority, something that has happened before. A notable instance of this was Fisher v University of Texas, 2013, where student Abigail Fisher sued the school after her application was rejected. Fisher alleged that she was turned down due to the fact that she was white and not a minority. Although the court ruled against her twice, the high-profile case

O’Connor comes to a conclusion that the schools race centered admissions process does not unrightfully harm non-minority applicants. The U.S federal government also has laws protecting affirmative action. If an employer has at least fifty employees and brings in a minimum of $50,000 annually, then they must have an affirmative action program by law. Also, if an employer has a program, then it has to be written, kept on file, and updated annually. Again, if an employer has a program, then they have to put it in place and use it only on qualified applicants. (Kinder, Sanders 2)

Abigail Fisher, a white woman, has been the subject of many news stories lately. In a case brought to the Supreme Court in October of last year, Fisher claims to have suffered unfair treatment from the University of Texas. After being denied acceptance, presumably because of her racial aspects, Fisher decided to take her case to a higher power. In a story covering the initial hearing, a reporter describes the scene. Fisher’s lawyer argued against affirmative action on the grounds of unfair treatment. Some sided with Abigail, but all those who opposed her case said nothing about affirmative action as a means to increase fairness; their only claims stressed the importance of diversity in a university setting (Leonhardt 1). The Supreme Court

One of the hottest debates in recent history has been the validity of a Civil Rights policy called affirmative action. The policy proposes “preferential treatment” to certain groups based on their minority status, giving them an advantage in job employment and some areas of education. The question asked most often is whether it is constitutional to give advantages to certain groups, excluding some, based solely on their race or ethnicity. It is up to our legal system to use “strict scrutiny,” or consideration from every standpoint, to assess the issue, which is “a cost-benefit test measuring whether a law that falls (according to the Court itself) squarely within the prohibition of the equal

Racial discrimination has been a prevalent issue in America since the beginning. After the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s, American society has tried to correct its discriminatory behavior, particularly in the field of education. But some believe this correction to ensure equality of educational opportunity is infringing on the rights of, not minorities, but whites. The Supreme Court Case, Abigail Fisher vs. University of Texas at Austin, tried to combat this issue regarding the “discrimination of whites” in college admission. Edward Blum uploaded a video on to the internet summarizing Abigail Fisher’s side of the court case. The video entitled “Abigail Fisher vs. University of Texas at Austin” lacks ethos, antagonizes the University of Texas for trying to enlarge their student diversity, and