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The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

The Nation's Premier Civil and Human Rights Coalition

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights  & The Leadership Conference Education Fund
The Nation's Premier Civil and Human Rights Coalition

Brief of New York City Council Speaker A. Gifford Miller, et al. in Support of Respondents in Grutter v. Bollinger, et al.

Legal Brief - February 19, 2003 -


  • Diversity is a compelling state interest justifying race-conscious university admissions policies.
  • Narrowing the gap between social conditions of underrepresented minorities and Caucasians constitutes an alternative compelling government interest.
  • The law school and undergraduate admissions policies are narrowly tailored to achieve the compelling interests of either diversity or equalization of social conditions.

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