Brief Amici Curiae of the Hispanic National Bar Association and the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities Supporting Respondents in Grutter v. Bollinger, et al.
Legal Brief - February 18, 2003
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- The original legislative intent of the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment establishes that respondents' use of race is consistent with the proper interpretation of "the equal protection of laws."
- The Supreme Court's decision in Bakke, which found that the use of race in a university admissions process is constitutionally permissible, was correctly applied by the Court of Appeals.
- Affirmative action in law school admissions is critical to the attainment of diversity in the legal profession.