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CITATIONS IN LEGAL CASES AND AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS

2018

New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive and Diverse Schools v. State of New Jersey (concerning plans to reduce segregation and promote greater racial integration in the state’s public schools), law suit brought by the Latino Action Network and the NAACP New Jersey State Conference

2015

Fisher v. University of Texas Austin (concerning race-conscious admissions in higher education), submitted the UCLA Civil Rights Project and the Equal Justice Society to the U.S. Supreme Court

2013

Township of Mt. Holly v. Mt Holly Gardens (concerning racial bias and disparate impact in the context of housing discrimination), submitted by the Equal Justice Society to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

2012

Fisher v. University of Texas Austin (concerning race-conscious admissions in higher education), submitted by 17 U.S. Senators, the Equal Justice Society, the American Psychological Association, and the American Educational Research Association to the U.S. Supreme Court

2011

Doe Student v. Lower Merion School District (concerning the use of race-conscious plans in school assignment for K-12 students), submitted by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, American Civil Liberties Union, and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

2008

City and County of San Francisco v. State of California and Proposition 22 Legal Defense and Education Fund v. City and County of San Francisco (concerning constitutionality of same-sex marriage), submitted by the American Psychological Association

2006

Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education and Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District (concerning voluntary racial desegregation plans in schools), submitted by the American Psychological Association and the American Education Research Association

2004

Comfort v. Lynn School Committee (concerning voluntary racial desegregation plans in schools), submitted by the American Psychological Association

2003

Grutter v. Bollinger et al. and Gratz/Hamacher v. Bollinger et al. (affirmative action and diversity in higher education), submitted by the American Psychological Association and the American Sociological Association

2001

Lawrence and Garner v. State of Texas (rights for gays to engage in consensual sexual acts without criminal persecution), submitted by the American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association, and National Association of Social Workers

2000

Boy Scouts of America vs. Dale (discriminatory policies excluding gay youth and adults), submitted by the American Psychological Association


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