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Author: Joshua Thompson This week the Obama Administration filed an amicus brief in Fisher v. University of Texas.  This case deals with the extent to which universities can deny individuals equal protection rights in the name of promoting group-based diversity. PLF, the Center for Equal Opportunity, and the National Association of Scholars filed ...

Author: Joshua Thompson The Wall Street Journal published a story on the Fisher v. University of Texas case earlier this week.  The briefing has now concluded in that case, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals should be setting an oral argument date shortly.  PLF filed a amicus brief in the case which was joined … ...

Yesterday, the US Supreme Court ordered the University of Texas to file a response to Abigail Fisher’s petition for certiorari.  And, in other news, the sun rose in the east this morning. Yes, this was widely expected, but the speed with which the Supreme Court acted, strongly suggests that this case has piqued the interest of at … ...

Amid all of the exciting Sackett news, it is easy to forget that the Supreme Court will be deciding whether to grant certiorari in Fisher v. University of Texas this week.  PLF has been involved in the Fisher litigation since the Fifth Circuirt Court of Appeals, and we are cautiously optimistic that the Court will … ...

The U.S. Supreme Court announced this morning that it will review the case of Fisher v. University of Texas. … ...

After so much waiting, the Supreme Court has finally decided to take up Fisher v. University of Texas.  PLF has been involved in this case for three years now.  In this video, my beard doesn’t even have a hint of gray.  The case challenges the University of Texas’s decision to treat prospective students differently because … ...

As avid Liberty Blog readers know, PLF has been thoroughly covering the developments in Fisher, which will be argued before the Supreme Court in a matter of days. In light of that case, it is important to reflect on how social science and the law should interact. Social science research can appear iron-clad– often including … ...

PLF’s Joshua Thompson spoke with northern California’s Armstrong & Getty immediately after the oral argument in Fisher v. University of Texas this morning. You can listen to the report here. (Starts at about 7:50.) … ...

In October, when Fisher was being argued before the Supreme Court, Justice Scalia was concerned with how the University of Texas determined it had “enough” minorities in each classroom.  He asked, “how does the University determine when classrooms are diverse? …  Do they go about, classroom by classroom, deciding how man ...