Higher Education

The dispute focuses on the use of race as a factor in undergraduate admissions to achieve student body diversity.

1. Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 23, 2016)
3. DefendantsUniversity of Texas at AustinPlaintiffsAbigail Noel FisherRachel Multer MichalewiczDefense AttorneysGregory G. GarrePlaintiff AttorneysBert W. ReinJudgesAnthony M. KennedyInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUniversity of Texas at AustinUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
4. Case Tags: Affirmative Action;Higher Education;Fourteenth Amendment;Supreme Court Ruling