Tag: Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Case Study: Examining DEI One Year After SFFA v. Harvard/UNC

By H. Juanita Beecher, FortneyScott Sep 20, 2024 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Sep 20, 2024

In a momentous decision overturning decades of precedents, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in SFFA v. Harvard/UNC last year that the use of race in college admissions violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Harvard) and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment (UNC). While the decision was focused on higher […]

Supreme Court Strikes Down College Affirmative Action Programs: What Does this Mean for Employers?

By Jennifer G. Hall, Baker Donelson, Tyler J. White, Baker Donelson Aug 4, 2023 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Aug 7, 2023

On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a historic decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, effectively ending the use of affirmative action in college admissions. In the 6 to 3 vote, the justices ruled the admission […]