Title: Affirmative action in American law schools /
Authors: United States Commission on Civil Rights.
Publisher: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,
Year: 2007
Subjects: African American law students.; Law schools United States Admission; Affirmative action programs in education Law and legislation United States.; Discrimination in education Law and legislation United States; Law students United States.; Affirmative action programs in education United States.; Law schools Admission Law and legislation United States.; Discrimination in education United States; African American law students United States.
Abstract: "A briefing before the United States Commission on Civil Rights, held in Washington, D.C., June 16, 2006."
Contents: Part A. Executive summary -- Summary of the proceedings -- Testimony for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights / Richard H. Sander -- Testimony for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights / Richard O. Lempert with William Kidder -- Statement for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights / Dean Steven Smith -- Standard 211 : unlawful and unwise / David E. Bernstein -- Speaker biographies -- Part B. Findings and recommendations -- Statement of Chairman Gerald A. Reynolds -- Statement of Commissioner Gail I. Heriot joined by Chairman Gerald A. Reynolds -- Joint dissent and joint dissent findings of Commissioners Arlan D. Melendez and Michael J. Yaki -- Dissent of Commissioner Michael J. Yaki -- Joint statement of Chairman Gerald A. Reynolds, Vice chair Abigail N. Thernstrom and Commissioners Jennifer C. Braceras, Gail I. Heriot, Peter N. Kirsanow, and Ashely L. Taylor, Jr.