Texas A.G. Paxton Files SCOTUS Brief Supporting Racial Equality in College Admissions
April 02, 2021
April 02, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas, April 2 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to overrule Grutter v. Bollinger in the Harvard University affirmative action case. The brief argues that federal law prohibits Harvard University from discriminating against Asian-Americans in its admissions process, and that discrimination on the basis of race in higher education admissions is categorically unlawful.
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to overrule Grutter v. Bollinger in the Harvard University affirmative action case. The brief argues that federal law prohibits Harvard University from discriminating against Asian-Americans in its admissions process, and that discrimination on the basis of race in higher education admissions is categorically unlawful.