United States of America, Amicus Curiae
Donald B. Verilli, Solicitor General
The United States filed an amicus brief in this case because of the constitutional and civil rights issues involved. Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. was nominated to be solicitor general by President Obama on January 26, 2011, and was sworn in on June 9, 2011. Prior to that, he was deputy counsel to the president. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on August 13, 2012. In Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), this Court held that a university may conclude that the educational benefits of diversity, including racial and ethnic…
