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For Immediate Release
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Inga Sarda-Sorensen, 212-284-7347, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org

ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Fisher Ruling

In a 4-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas at Austin. The ruling means the school will be able to continue using race as one of multiple factors in admissions decisions. The American Civil Liberties Union filed an amicus brief in this case.

Dennis Parker, director of the ACLU's Racial Justice Program, had this reaction:

WASHINGTON

In a 4-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas at Austin. The ruling means the school will be able to continue using race as one of multiple factors in admissions decisions. The American Civil Liberties Union filed an amicus brief in this case.

Dennis Parker, director of the ACLU's Racial Justice Program, had this reaction:

"This decision reaffirms the value of diversity in higher education and preserves the ability of colleges and universities to further that value through well thought-out admissions plans."

The ruling is at: https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/fisher-v-university-texas-austin-ruling

This statement is at: https://www.aclu.org/news/aclu-comment-supreme-court-fisher-ruling

More information is at: https://www.aclu.org/cases/fisher-v-university-texas-austin

The American Civil Liberties Union was founded in 1920 and is our nation's guardian of liberty. The ACLU works in the courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States.

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