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Brief Amicus Curiae of the Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago, Inc., in Support of Respondents in Gratz v. Bollinger, et al.

Legal Brief - February 18, 2003 -


  • Race must remain a factor in higher education admissions process as long as race remains a factor in America
  • Race-conscious programs are acceptable remedial measures for prior discrimination
  • Examples from black female lawyers concerning the discrimination that they encounter
  • Race-neutral plans are inherently race-conscious and disadvantage African-Americans
  • Students that benefit by race-conscious measures are not stigmatized by such measures