Civil Rights Groups Submit Amicus Quick in Aid of Race-neutral Admissions Coverage at Thomas Jefferson Significant College for Science and Technologies

Civil Rights Groups Submit Amicus Quick in Aid of Race-neutral Admissions Coverage at Thomas Jefferson Significant College for Science and Technologies
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Asian Us citizens Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice – AAJC), the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), and LatinoJustice PRLDEF, collectively with legislation business Arnold & Porter, submitted an amicus quick urging the U.S. Courtroom of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to reverse the purchase by U.S. District Court docket for the Japanese District of Virginia and safeguard admission policies that remove barriers to instructional opportunities for all students at Thomas Jefferson Significant Faculty for Science and Technological know-how (TJ).

In March, the U.S. Courtroom of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit stayed the District Court’s buy enjoining TJ’s race-neutral admissions system in Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County University Board, enabling countless numbers of candidates this tumble to go on to acquire a fairer chance to contend for admissions at TJ. The United States Supreme Court docket also declined to reverse the Fourth Circuit’s remain. 

Advancing Justice – AAJC, LDF, and LatinoJustice PRLDEF submitted this amicus short on behalf of their clientele the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP, TJ Alumni for Racial Justice, CASA Virginia, Hispanic Federation, Asian American Youth Management Empowerment and Improvement, and the Hamkae Heart to affirm

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