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Fisher v. Univ. of Tex. at Austin, U.S. Supreme Court Case No. 11-345

Fisher v. Univ. of Tex. at Austin, U.S. Supreme Court Case No. 14-981

Petition for Writ of Certiorari (9/15/11)
Amicus Brief, Gail Heriot, et al. in Support of Petitioner (10/19/11)
Amicus Brief, California Association of Scholars, et al. in Support of Petitioner (10/19/11)
Amicus Brief, Richard Sander, et al. in Support of Petitioner (10/19/11)
Amicus Brief, Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. in Support of Petitioner (10/19/11)
Amicus Brief, Asian American Legal Foundation in Support of Petitioner (10/19/11)
Amicus Brief, Mountain States Legal Foundation in Support of Petitioner (10/19/11)
Brief of Respondents in Opposition (12/7/11)
Petitioner's Reply Brief (12/20/11)
Petition for Writ of Certiorari Granted (2/21/12)
Amicus Brief, Texas Association of Scholars in Support of Petitioner (5/16/12)
Brief of Petitioner (5/21/12)
Amicus Brief, Center for Individual Rights in Support of Petitioner (5/24/12)
Amicus Brief, Mountain States Legal Foundation in Support of Petitioner (5/25/12)
Amicus Brief, The Hon. Allen B. West in Support of Petitioner (5/25/12)
Amicus Brief, Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, et al. in Support of Petitioner (5/29/12)
Amicus Brief, California Association of Scholars in Support of Petitioner (5/29/12)
Amicus Brief, Richard Sander, et al. in Support of Neither Party (5/29/12)
Amicus Brief of Gail Heriot, et al. in support of Petitioner (5/29/12)
Amicus Brief, Judicial Watch, Inc., et al. in Support of Petitioner (5/29/12)
Amicus Brief, Asian American Legal Foundation, et al. in Support of Petitioner (5/29/12)
Amicus Brief, American Civil Rights Union in Support of Petitioner (5/29/12)
Amicus Brief, Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. in Support of Petitioner (5/29/12)
Amicus Brief, Equal Employment Advisory Council in Support of Neither Party (5/29/12)
Amicus Brief, Abigail Thernstrom, et al. in Support of Petitioner (5/29/12)
Amicus Brief, Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc. Supporting Petitioner (5/29/12)
Amicus Brief, Cato Institute in Support of Petitioner (5/29/12)
Amicus Brief, American Center for Law and Justice in Support of Petitioner (5/29/12)
Amicus Brief, Scholars of Economics and Statistics in Support of Petitioner (5/29/12)
Amicus Brief, Current and Former Federal Civil Rights Officials in Support of Petitioner (5/29/12)
Brief for Respondents (8/6/12)
Amicus Brief, National Black Law Students Association in Support of Respondents (8/8/12)
Amicus Brief, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Support of Respondents (8/9/12)
Amicus Brief, Harvard Graduate School of Education Students for Diversity, in Support of Respondents
Amicus Brief, American Association for Affirmative Action (8/9/12)
Amicus Brief, American Social Science Researchers in Support of Respondents (8/9/12)
Amicus Brief, Emory OUTLaw et al. in Support of Respondents (8/10/12)
Amicus Brief, Amherst et. al. in Support of Respondents (8/10/12)
Amicus Brief, Anti-Defamation League in Support of Respondents (8/10/12)
Amicus Brief, Human Rights Advocates, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/10/12)
Amicus Brief, Fordham University, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/10/12)
Amicus Brief, Social and Organizational Psychologists (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Coalition of Bar Associations of Color, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Asian American Legal Defense Fund, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Association of American Medical Colleges in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, for the United States in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Former University of Texas Student Body Presidents in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, 38 Current Members of the Texas State Senate and House of Representatives (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Ruben Hinojosa as a Member of Congress, et al. (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Distinguished Alumni of UT Austin in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, National Women's Law Center, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, National Latino Organizations, in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Fortune 100 and Other Leading American Businesses in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, National Latino Organizations in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Deans Robert Post and Martha Minow in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Howard University School of Law Civil Rights Clinic (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Constitutional Law Scholars And Constitutional Accountability Center (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, National Association of Basketball Coaches, et al. (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, 28 Undergraduate and Graduate Student Orgs at the Univ. of California (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, The States of New York, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, et al. (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Former Commissioners and General Counsel of the FCC, et al. (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Leading Public Research Universities, et al. (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Empirical Scholars in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, The Advancement Project in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, NAACP, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Teach for America in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, National League of Cities, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Lawyers' Committee for Civil rights Under Law, et al. (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Houston Community College Sysytem in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Black Student Alliance, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/
Amicus Brief, American Council On Education, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, American Educational Research Association, et al. (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/13/12
Amicus Brief, Council for Minority Affairs At Texas A&M, et al. (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Society of American Law Teachers in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, California Institute of Technology, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Small Business Owners and Associations in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, The American Jewish Committee, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, The American Psychological Association (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Brown University, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Appalachian State University, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, U.S. Senators Harry Reid, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, The President and Chancellors of the University of California (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, The New York State Bar Association in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Coalition of Black Male Achievement Initiatives in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, The American Bar Association in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Association of American Law Schools in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Boston Bar Association, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, The Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, College Board and the National School Boards Association, et al. (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, The State of California in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Experimental Psychologists in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Dr. Robert D. Putnam in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, The New York State Bar Association (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Religious Organizations and Campus Ministries, et al. (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, National Education Association, et al. in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, ACLU in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, David Boyle in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, United States Student Association in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Kimberly West-Faulcon in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Family of Heman Sweatt in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Military Leaders Lt. General Julius Becton Jr., et al. (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, et al. (8/13/12)
Amicus Brief, United Negro College Fund in Support of Respondents (8/13/12)
Petition for Writ of Certiorari (2/10/15)
Amicus Brief, American Civil Rights Union (3/16/15)
Amicus Brief, Cato Institute (3/16/15)
Amicus Brief, Gail Heriot and Peter Kirsanow, Members of the US Comm. on Civil Rights (3/12/15)
Amicus Brief, Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educ.l Foundation (3/12/15)
Amicus Brief, Pacific Legal Foundation (3/13/25)
Amicus Brief, Mountain States Legal Foundation (3/16/15)
Amicus Brief, Southeastern Legal Foundation (3/16/15)
Brief in Opposition to Petition for Writ of Certiorari (4/15/15)
Reply Brief in Support of Petition for Writ of Certiorari (5/4/15)
Petition for Writ of Certiorari Granted (6/29/15)
Amicus Brief, Jonathan Zell (9/2/15)
Brief for Petitioner (9/3/15)
Joint Appendix (9/3/15)
Suplemental Joint Appendix - Part 1 (9/3/15)
Suplemental Joint Appendix - Part 2 (9/3/15)
Amicus Brief, Judicial Education Project (9/10/15)
Amicus Brief, Richard D. Kahlenberg (9/10/15)
Amicus Brief, Southeastern Legal Foundation (9/10/15)
Amicus Brief, Mountain States Legal Foundation (9/10/15)
Amicus Brief, Indiana Tech Law School Amicus Project (9/10/15)
Amicus Brief, Judicial Watch (9/10/15)
Amicus Brief, James F. Blumstein (9/10/15)
Amicus Brief, Pacific Legal Foundation (9/10/15)
Amicus Brief, David Orentlicher (9/10/15)
Amicus Brief, Richard Sander (9/10/15)
Brief for Respondent (10/26/15)
Amicus Brief, Family of Heman Sweatt (10/26/15)
Amicus Brief, New York Law School Racial Justice Project (10/28/15)
Amicus Brief, Richard Lempert (10/29/15)
Amicus Brief, Coalition of Bar Associations of Color (10/30/15)
Amicus Brief, American Council on Education and 37 Other Higher Education Organizations (10/30/15)
Amicus Brief, The College Board, AACRAO, NCAC, and LSAC (10/30/15)
Amicus Brief, American Educational Research Association (10/30/15)
Amicus Brief, State of California (10/30/15)
Amicus Brief, Human Rights Advocates, et al (10/30/15)
Amicus Brief, Constitutional Law Scholars and Constitutional Accountability Center (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Ruben Hinojosa, Robert Scott, and 83 other members of Congress (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, The Black Student Alliance at UT, et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, 53 Current Members of the Texas State Senate and House of Representatives (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Current and Former Student Body Presidents of University of Texas at Austin (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Kimberly West-Faulcon (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, American Jewish Committee, et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Association of American Medical Colleges, et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, NYU School of Law Seminar on Critical Narratives in Civil Right (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Leading Public Research Universities, The University of Delaware, et al. (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Brown University, et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, American Psychological Association (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, President and the Chancellors of the University of California (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Fortune-100 and Other Leading American Businesses (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Empirical Scholars (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Harvard University (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Society for American Law Teachers (10/30/15)
Amicus Brief, United States (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, National Education Association, et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Dupont, IBM, Intel, and National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (11/2/15
Amicus Brief, American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity, et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Anti-Defamation League (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, American Bar Association (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, University of Michigan (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, National School Boards Association, et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Massachusetts, et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Nationwide Coalition of Educators, et al (10/28/15)
Amicus Brief, 823 Social Scientists (10/30/15)
Amicus Brief, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (10/30/15)
Amicus Brief, New York State Bar Association (10/30/15)
Amicus Brief, American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Texas (10/30/15)
Amicus Brief, Association of American Law Schools (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, National Association of Basketball Coaches, et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Civil Rights Clinic and Educ. Rights Ctr. at Howard University School of Law (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, United Negro College Fund and National Urban League (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, California Institute of Technology (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, NAACP and Texas State Conference of NAACP (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Amherst College, et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Professors Cedric Merlin Powell, et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, U.S. Senators Harry Reid, et al. (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Harry Reid, et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Teach for America (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Religious Organizations and Campus Ministries, et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, 39 Student Organizations Within the University of California (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Six Education Nonprofit Organizations (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Asian American Legal Defense Fund, et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Dean Robert Post and Dean Martha Minow (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Experimental Psychologists (11//2/15)
Amicus Brief, David Boyle (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Boston Bar Association (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Cecilia Polanco, et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Social and Organizational Psychologists (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, National Women's Law Center, et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Lt. Gen. Julius W. Becton, Jr., et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Leadership Conf. on Civ. & Hum. Rights and Southern Poverty Law Ctr., et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Members of Asian-Americans Advancing Justice, et al (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, National and Texas Latino Organizations (11/2/15)
Reply Brief for Petitioner (11/25/15)
Amicus Brief, Legal Scholars Defending Diversity in Higher Education (11/2/15)
Amicus Brief, Cato Institute (9/10/15)
Amicus Brief, American Center for Law and Justice (9/10/15)
Amicus Brief, Asian American Legal Foundation (9/10/15)
Amicus Brief, Center for Individual Rights (9/9/15)
Amicus Brief, Gail Heriot and Peter Kirsanow (9/9/15)
Amicus Brief, California Association of Scholars (9/10/15)

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Decision (6/24/2013)

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Decision (6/23/2016)

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