Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina
Docket No.
21-707
Granted:
January 24, 2022
Argued:
October 31, 2022
Decided:
June 29, 2023
Materials
| Letter to Clerk of Association of American Medical Colleges et al. submitted. |
| Judgment REVERSED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Gorsuch, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kagan, J., joined, and in which Jackson, J., joined as it applies to No. 21–707. Jackson, J., filed a dissenting opinion in No. 21–707, in which Sotomayor and Kagan, JJ., joined. Jackson, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case in No. 20–1199. (Opinion together with No. 20-1199). VIDED. |
| Judgment REVERSED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Gorsuch, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kagan, J., joined, and in which Jackson, J., joined as it applies to No. 21–707. Jackson, J., filed a dissenting opinion in No. 21–707, in which Sotomayor and Kagan, JJ., joined. Jackson, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case in No. 20–1199. VIDED. |
| Argued. For petitioner: Patrick Strawbridge, Boston, Mass. For university respondents: Ryan Y. Park, Solicitor General, Raleigh, N. C. For student respondents: David G. Hinojosa, Washington, D. C. For United States, as amicus curiae, supporting respondents: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Record received from the U.S.D.C. Middle Dist. of North Carolina has been electronically filed. |
| Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit. |
| Motion for divided argument and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed by student respondents GRANTED. |
| Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED, and the time is divided as follows: 45 minutes for petitioner, 20 minutes for the university respondents, 10 minutes for the student respondents, and 15 minutes for the Solicitor General. |
| CIRCULATED |
| Reply of petitioner Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. filed. |
| Reply of Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Empirical Scholars submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Youth Advocates and Experts on Educational Access submitted. |
| Amicus brief of American Council on Education and 39 Other Higher Education Associations submitted. |
| Amicus brief of National Education Association et al. submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Human Rights Advocates and Human Rights First submitted. |
| ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, October 31, 2022. |
| Amicus brief of Faith Organizations including The General Synod - United Church of Christ, American Baptist Home Mission Societies & African Descent Lutheran Association of the ELCA submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Member of Congress and 64 Other Members of Congress submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools, Inc. submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Legal Scholars Defending Race-Conscious Admissions submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Accept, Inc. submitted. |
| Amicus brief of National Education Association et al. submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Applied Materials, Inc., Corteva Agriscience, Cummins Inc., DuPont de Nemours, Inc., Gilead Sciences, Inc., LinkedIn Corp., Mastercard Inc., Micron Technology, Inc., Microsoft Corp., Shell USA, Inc., and Verizon Services Corp. submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Youth Advocates and Experts on Educational Access submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Major American Business Enterprises submitted. |
| Motion for divided argument and enlargement of time for oral argument filed by respondents Cecilia Polanco, et al. |
| Amicus brief of American Civil Liberties Union et al. submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Massachusetts et al. submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Empirical Scholars submitted. |
| Amicus brief of National Association of Basketball Coaches, Women's Basketball Coaches Association, Geno Auriemma, Michael Krzyzewski, Nolan Richardson, Bill Self, Tara Vanderveer, Roy Williams, and 342 Additional Current or Former Head Basketball Coaches submitted. |
| Amicus brief of American Council on Education and 39 Other Higher Education Associations submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Adm. Charles S. Abbot, Adm. Dennis C. Blair, Gen. Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, Adm. Walter E. Carter, Jr., et al. submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Washington Bar Association and Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Southern Governors submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Black Women Law Scholars submitted. |
| Amicus brief of The University of Michigan submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Deans of U.S. Law Schools submitted. |
| Amicus brief of American Federation of Teachers submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Professors of History and Law submitted. |
| Motion of United States for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed. |
| Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity and Fund for Leadership, Equity, Access and Diversity filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of HBCU Leaders and National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of American G.I. Forum, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of National Women's Law Center and 37 Additional Organizations Committed to Race and Gender Equality filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Asian Americans Advancing Justice, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of American Educational Research Association, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Admissions and Testing Professionals filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of The American Psychological Association, The Massachusetts Psychological Association, and The North Carolina Psychological Association filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of National Black Law Students Association filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of 1,246 American Social Science Researchers and Scholars filed. |
| Brief amicus curiae of National Academy of Education filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Georgetown University, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of President and Chancellors of the University of California filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council, Inc., National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, National Hispanic Foundation for The Arts, Emma Bowen Foundation for Minority Interests In Media, and National Newspaper Publishers Association filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Amherst, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Law Firm Antiracism Alliance filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of United States Senators and Former Senators filed. VIDED |
| Brief amici curiae of College Board, National Association for College Admission Counseling, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, and ACT, Inc. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Deborah Cohen and 67 Other Professors filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Brief amici curiae of National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, et al. and National LGBTQ+ Bar Association filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of The American Bar Association filed. VIDED. |
| Amicus brief of Brown University, et al. submitted. |
| Brief amici curiae of The American Psychological Association, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of National Education Association, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Amicus brief of National Education Association et al. not accepted for filing. (Corrected version submitted-- August 10, 2022) |
| Brief amici curiae of Empirical Scholars filed. VIDED. |
| Amicus brief of National Education Association et al. not accepted for filing. (Corrected version submitted)(August 10, 2022) |
| Brief amici curiae of Faith Organizations, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of College Board, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Multicultural Media, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of American Council on Education and 39 Other Higher Education Associations filed. VIDED. (8/8/22 - To be reprinted and new PDF resubmitted.) |
| Brief amici curiae of Adm. Charles S. Abbot, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of American Council on Education and 39 Other Higher Education Associations filed. VIDED.(Aug. 10, 202) |
| Amicus brief of Youth Advocates and Experts on Educational Access not accepted for filing. (Corrected version submitted)(August 16, 2022) |
| Brief amici curiae of Youth Advocates and Experts on Educational Access filed. VIDED. (Aug. 11, 2022) |
| Amicus brief of Admissions and Testing Professionals not accepted for filing. (Duplicate submission--August 31, 2022.) |
| Motion for enlargement of time for oral argument and for divided argument filed by Respondent-Students Cecilia Polanco, et al. |
| Motion for divided argument and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed by student respondents. |
| Amicus brief of Youth Advocates and Experts on Educational Access not accepted for filing. (Corrected version submitted - Aug. 16, 2022.) |
| Amicus brief of National Education Association et al. not accepted for filing. (Corrected version submitted - Aug. 10, 2022.) |
| Brief amici curiae of Youth Advocates and Experts on Educational Access filed. VIDED.(Aug. 11, 2022) |
| Motion for divided argument and enlargement of time for oral argument filed by Respondent-Students Cecilia Polanco, et al. |
| Brief amici curiae of American Council on Education and 39 Other Higher Education Associations filed. VIDED. (Aug. 8, 2022 - To be reprinted and new PDF resubmitted.) |
| Brief amici curiae of American Council on Education and 39 Other Higher Education Associations filed. VIDED. (Aug. 8, 2022) |
| Brief amici curiae of Applied Materials, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Brown University, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of American Council on Education and 39 Other Higher Education Associations filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Deans of U.S. Law Schools filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars Defending Race-Conscious Admissions filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of National Association of Basketball Coaches, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Southern Governors filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Teachers filed. VIDED |
| Brief amici curiae of Washington Bar Association, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Major American Business Enterprises filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Member of Congress, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of The University of Michigan filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Professors of History and Law filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Adm. Charles S. Abbot, Adm. Dennis C. Blair, Gen. Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, Adm. Walter E. Carter, Jr., et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Individual Scientists filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Black Women Law Scholars filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Applied Materials, Inc., Corteva Agriscience, Cummins Inc., DuPont de Nemours, Inc., Gilead Sciences, Inc., LinkedIn Corp., Mastercard Inc., Micron Technology, Inc., Microsoft Corp., Shell USA, Inc., and Verizon Services Corp. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of F. Andrew Hessick filed. VIDED. |
| Amicus brief of F. Andrew Hessick submitted. |
| Amicus brief of F. Andrew Hessick submitted. |
| Amicus brief of HR Policy Association submitted. |
| Brief amicus curiae of HR Policy Association filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of The Council of the Great City Schools filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Professor F. Andrew Hessick filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of 25 Diverse, California-Focused Bar Associations, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Association of American Medical Colleges, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Association of American Medical Colleges et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Amicus brief of Human Rights Clinic submitted. |
| Brief amici curiae of Human Rights Advocates, et al. filed. VIDED. (Aug. 3, 2022) |
| Amicus brief of Human Rights Advocates, et al. not accepted for filing. (August 31, 2022--Corrected brief and PDF submitted.) |
| Brief amici curiae of Human Rights Advocates and Human Rights First filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. & National Association for the Advancement of Colored People filed. (VIDED) |
| Brief of University Respondents filed. |
| Brief of Respondent-Students filed. |
| Brief of Respondent-Students Cecilia Polanco, et al. filed. |
| Brief amici curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. & National Association for the Advancement of Colored People filed. |
| This case is no longer consolidated with No. 20-1199, Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard, and one hour is allotted for oral argument. |
| Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 20-1199 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED. |
| Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 20-1199. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 20-1199. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.” |
| DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022. |
| DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022. |
| Reply of petitioner Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022. |
| Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition under Rule 15.5 filed. |
| Brief of respondents Cecilia Polanco, et al. in opposition filed. (Distributed) |
| Brief of respondents University respondents in opposition filed. (Distributed) |
| Brief amici curiae of Speech First and Southeastern Legal Foundation filed. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed. |
| Brief amici curiae of Asian American Coalition for Education and the Asian American Legal Foundation filed. |
| Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation filed. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
| Brief amici curiae of Oklahoma, et al. filed. |
| Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Officials of the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights filed. |
| Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Scholars filed. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Professor David Bernstein filed. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Californians for Equal Rights Foundation filed. |
| The motion of The University of North Carolina, et al. to extend the time to file a response is granted in part, and the time is extended to and including December 20, 2021. |
| The motion of Cecilia Polanco, et al. to extend the time to file a response is granted in part, and the time is extended to and including December 20, 2021. |
| Motion of Cecilia Polanco, et al. to extend the time to file a response from December 15, 2021 to January 14, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Response to motion to expedite from respondent Cecilia Polanco, et al. filed. |
| Reply in Support of Motion to Expedite and Opposition to Motions for an Extension filed. |
| Motion of The University of North Carolina et al. to extend the time to file a response from December 15, 2021 to January 14, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Response to motion to expedite from respondent The University of North Carolina et al. filed. |
| Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due December 15, 2021) |
| Motion to expedite briefing of the petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed by petitioner Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. |
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