FISHER V. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
The Court Rules That Strict Scrutiny Applies to the Consideration of Race in College Admissions
Fisher v. University of Texas was featured in Diversity in College Admissions, SUPREME COURT DEBATES (Nov. 2013). The following is excerpted from the summary of the majority opinion written by Justice Kennedy, as prepared by the Court Reporter of Decisions: Because the Fifth Circuit did not hold the University of Texas to the demanding burden of strict scrutiny articulated in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) and Regents of University of California v. Bakke (1978), its decision affirming the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the university was incorrect. Bakke, Gratz v. Bollinger (2003), and Grutter, which directly address the question…
