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THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN: DEFENDING DIVERSITY OR DISCRIMINATION?

The full texts of the Supreme Court's decisions in Grutter v. Bollinger (the law-school case) and Gratz v. Bollinger (the undergraduate case). Both files require Adobe Reader, available free.

Briefs filed by the University of Michigan defending its policies

In the case of Barbara Grutter v. Lee Bollinger, et al., available in two parts:
- Part I
- Part II
In the case of Jennifer Gratz and Patrick Hamacher v. Lee Bollinger, et al.

Briefs filed by students who have formally intervened in defense of Michigan

From Kimberly James, et al. in Barbara Grutter v. Lee Bollinger, et al.
From the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc., the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, the ACLU Fund of Michigan, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and Citizens for Affirmative Action's Preservation in Jennifer Gratz and Patrick Hamacher v. Lee Bollinger, et al.

Amicus briefs filed by supporters of the University of Michigan

From the American Bar Association
From the American Council on Education and 53 other higher-education organizations
From the American Educational Research Association, the Association of American Colleges and Universities, and the American Association for Higher Education, in Barbara Grutter v. Lee Bollinger, et al.
From the American Educational Research Association, the Association of American Colleges and Universities, and the American Association for Higher Education, in Jennifer Gratz and Patrick Hamacher v. Lee Bollinger, et al.
From the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
From the American Jewish Committee, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Hadassah, and five other Jewish organizations
From the American Psychological Association
From the American Sociological Association, the Law and Society Association, the Society for the Study of Social Problems, the Association of Black Sociologists, and Sociologists for Women in Society
From Amherst College and 27 other liberal-arts colleges and universities
From the Arizona State University College of Law
From the Association of American Medical Colleges and 30 other organizations related to medicine and health care
From the Bay Mills Indian Community and 11 other Indian groups in Barbara Grutter v. Lee Bollinger, et al.
From the Bay Mills Indian Community and 11 other Indian groups in Jennifer Gratz and Patrick Hamacher v. Lee Bollinger, et al.
From the Black Law Students Associations of Harvard, Stanford, and Yale Universities
From the Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago
From Carnegie Mellon University and 37 other private colleges and universities
From the City of Philadelphia, the City of Cleveland, and the National Conference of Black Mayors
From the Clinical Legal Education Association
From the Coalition for Economic Equity, the Santa Clara University School of Law Center for Social Justice and Public Service, the Justice Collective, the Charles Houston Bar Association, and the California Association of Black Lawyers
From the College Board
From Columbia University, Cornell University, Georgetown University, Rice University, and Vanderbilt University
From Rep. John Conyers, 106 other members of Congress, 4 Congressional delegates, and the mayor of Detroit
From Rep. Richard A. Gephardt and six other members of Congress
From 60 members of Congress
From Sen. Thomas A. Daschle and 11 other U.S. senators
From 65 corporations in the Fortune 500
From the General Motors Corporation
From the Graduate Management Admission Council and the Executive Leadership Council
From Harvard University, Brown University, the University of Chicago, Dartmouth College, Duke University, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and Yale University
From the Hayden family
From the Hispanic National Bar Association and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
From Howard University School of Law students
From Human Rights Advocates and the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center
From the Indiana University System
From the King County Bar Association (Washington State)
From the deans of 10 law schools
From 13,922 current law students in Barbara Grutter v. Lee Bollinger, et al.
From the Law School Admission Council
From the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the LCCR Education Fund
From Glenn C. Loury, Nathan Glazer, and five other social scientists
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, International Business Machines Corporation, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering
From 18 media companies with substantially minority audiences
From 29 former uniformed and civilian leaders of the United States armed forces, including United States senators, defense secretaries, and chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
From the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation in Barbara Grutter v. Lee Bollinger, et al.
From the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium and 27 other organizations concerned with Asian-American issues
From the National Education Association, 31 of its affiliated state associations, the People for the American Way Foundation, and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
From the National School Boards Association and 10 other organizations involved in public elementary and secondary education
From the National Urban League, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Los Angeles, and the National Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
From the New America Alliance
From Northeastern University
From the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund and 27 other Latino organizations
From the Society of American Law Teachers
From the State of Maryland, the State of New York, 19 other U.S. states, and the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands
From the authors of the Texas Ten Percent Plan
From the United Negro College Fund and Kappa Alpha Psi
From the UCLA School of Law Students of Color
From four student groups at the University of Michigan Law School, including those representing Asian Pacific, black, Latino, and Native American students
From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law
From the University of Pittsburgh, Temple University, Wayne State University, and the University of Arizona
From Veterans of the Southern Civil Rights Movement and Family Members of Murdered Civil Rights Activists

Briefs filed by the plaintiffs challenging Michigan's policies

From the Center for Individual Rights in Barbara Grutter v. Lee Bollinger, et al.
From the Center for Individual Rights in Jennifer Gratz and Patrick Hamacher v. Lee Bollinger, et al.

Amicus briefs filed by supporters of the plaintiffs, who are challenging the University of Michigan's policies

From the Asian American Legal Foundation
From the Cato Institute
From the Center for Equal Opportunity, the Independent Women's Forum, and the American Civil Rights Institute
From the Center for Individual Freedom
From the Center for New Black Leadership
From the Center for the Advancement of Capitalism
From the Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
From Ward Connerly
From Duane C. Ellison
From 21 law professors
From the Michigan Association of Scholars
From the National Association of Scholars in Jennifer Gratz and Patrick Hamacher v. Lee Bollinger, et al.
From the National Association of Scholars in Barbara Grutter v. Lee Bollinger, et al.
From the Pacific Legal Foundation, in Jennifer Gratz and Patrick Hamacher v. Lee Bollinger, et al.
From the Pacific Legal Foundation, in Barbara Grutter v. Lee Bollinger, et al.
From the Reason Foundation
From the State of Florida and its governor, John Ellis (Jeb) Bush
From the U.S. Department of Justice in Barbara Grutter v. Lee Bollinger, et al.
From the U.S. Department of Justice in Jennifer Gratz and Patrick Hamacher v. Lee Bollinger, et al.

Amicus briefs filed by those who support neither party

From the Anti-Defamation League
From the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
From the Equal Employment Advisory Council
From the Massachusetts School of Law

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