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ERIC Number: EJ526403
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-1803
The Other Shoe Drops: Courts Make College Admission a "Risky Business."
Tyle, Peter Van
Community College Journal, v66 n6 p28-31 Jun-Jul 1996
Discusses the effects of the federal appellate court decision in "Hopwood v. University of Texas School of Law," which found race-based admissions criteria in violation of the Constitution. Reviews issues related to permissible admissions criteria, punitive damages, class actions, and administrator personal liability. (MAB)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Admission, Court Litigation, Educational Discrimination, Federal Courts, Higher Education, Legal Responsibility, Minority Groups, Racial Composition, Reverse Discrimination
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hopwood v University of Texas School of Law