Asian American Group Files Supreme Court Brief Opposing Race-Conscious Affirmative Action: The 80-20 National Asian American Educational Foundation and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights have filed an amicus brief Tuesday with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the plaintiff in the Fisher v. University of Texas affirmative action case. The case is likely to result in a definitive ruling on the legality of race-conscious affirmative action in higher education.
The joint brief, signed by three other Asian American organizations, challenges race-conscious affirmative action, which is alleged to restrict the admission of Asian Americans at higher education institutions. The brief argues that contemporary affirmative action policies are similar to methods that were used to restrict Jewish student enrollment at American universities during the last century.
