Banning the Use of Racial Preferences in Higher Education: A Legal Analysis of Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action

Feder, Jody

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Law;    legislation;    Racial discrimination;    Discrimination in education;   

RP-ID  :  R43205
RP-ID  :  R43205_2013Sep03

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Laws based on suspect classifications such as race or gender, however, typically receive heightened scrutiny and require a stronger, if not compelling, state interest to justify the classification.