Brief of the Clinical Legal Education Association as Amicus Curiae Supporting Respondents in Grutter v. Bollinger, et al.
Legal Brief - February 18, 2003
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- The state has a compelling interest in enrolling a diverse law school student body.
- Enrolling a critical mass of minority law students requires law schools to consider applicants as complete individuals, and to weigh the contributions each student can make to the school as a whole.
- The benefits of diversity cannot materialize without a critical mass of minority students.
- Enrolling a critical mass of minority law students is essential to fostering and maintaining public confidence in America's legal system.