The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Brief of General Motors Corporation as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondents in Grutter v. Bollinger, et al.

Legal Brief - February 18, 2003 -

• Only a well educated, diverse work force can maintain America's competitiveness in the increasingly interconnected world economy
  
• Cross-cultural skills are needed to fulfill daily tasks
  
• A ruling againt the consideration of race would reduce racial and ethnic diversity in the pool of employment candidates from which the Nation's businesses draw their future leaders