New York City Council Speaker A. Gifford Miller, et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents in Gratz v. Bollinger, et al.
Legal Brief - February 19, 2003
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- Diversity is a compelling state interest justifying race-conscious university admissions policies
- Narrowing the gap between the social conditions of under-represented minorities and Caucasians constitutes an alternative compelling government interest
- Race-conscious university admissions policies are a proven means of redressing the social conditions of underrepresented minorities
- The Law School and University admissions policies are narrowly-tailored to achieve the compelling interests of diversity or equalization of social conditions
- Percentage plans have not increased minority admissions at the most selective state schools, they rely on segregated high schools, and they do not work on the graduate level
