The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Brief of Howard University as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondents in Grutter v. Bollinger, et al.

Legal Brief - February 18, 2003 -

• The Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI allow race-conscious measures to avoid participation in and perpetuation of discrimination.
  
• Racial and ethnic diversity in higher education is a compelling and necessary governmental interest.
  
• Meaningful application of the narrow tailoring standard must not be so rigid as to preclude all reasonable race-conscious admissions measures.