Students for Fair Admissions explained

Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization founded in 2014 by conservative activist Edward Blum for the purpose of challenging affirmative action admissions policies at schools.[1] [2] Blum is also the founder of Project on Fair Representation, with a goal to end racial classifications in education, voting procedures, legislative redistricting, and employment.[3] [4]

SFFA has been described by its opponents as an anti-affirmative action group that objects to the use of race as one of the factors in college admissions.[5]

Lawsuits

SFFA is an offshoot of the Project on Fair Representation. SFFA's federal lawsuits have targeted Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Blum has set up websites to seek out plaintiffs.[6] [7] [8]

Unlike the Fisher case, in which the plaintiff, Abigail Fisher, made herself public, the students rejected by Harvard and UNC have not revealed their identities because they want to shield themselves from potential retaliation.[9]

Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College[10] was dismissed in October 2019,[11] and that ruling was subsequently upheld on appeal.[12] In February 2021, however, SFFA petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States to review the case.[13] In June 2023, the Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion that ruled affirmative action programs in college admissions unconstitutional.[14]

In September 2023, the SFFA filed a lawsuit challenging the use of race and ethnicity as admissions factors at the United States Military Academy, as the Supreme Court exempted military academies from its ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. In February 2024, the organization's case against West Point Academy for considering race in admissions was denied certiorari upon appeal to the Supreme Court after losses in local courts.[15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Factbox: Who's who in the Supreme Court's affirmative action cases. Reuters. Borter, Gabriella. en-US. live. June 29, 2023. July 8, 2023. July 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230708175756/https://www.reuters.com/legal/whos-who-supreme-courts-affirmative-action-cases-2023-06-29/.
  2. Web site: Project on Fair Representation Files Suits against Harvard and UNC. Students For Fair Admissions. 1 August 2016.
  3. Web site: The lawsuit against Harvard that could change affirmative action in college admissions, explained. Lockhart, P. R.. October 18, 2018. Vox. en-US. May 13, 2020. September 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200907173312/https://www.vox.com/2018/10/18/17984108/harvard-asian-americans-affirmative-action-racial-discrimination. live.
  4. News: How one man brought affirmative action to the Supreme Court. Again and again.. en-US. live. The Washington Post. 2022-10-25 . 0190-8286 . October 25, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221025144123/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/24/edward-blum-supreme-court-harvard-unc/.
  5. Ko, Lisa, "Opinions: The Myth of the Interchangeable Asian," The New York Times. October 14, 2018
  6. Web site: Harvard University Not Fair. Not Fair Harvard. 1 August 2016.
  7. Web site: Not Fair: UNC. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Not Fair. 1 August 2016.
  8. Web site: Not Fair: UW. The University of Wisconsin at Madison Not Fair. 1 August 2016.
  9. News: Edwards. Giles. Abigail Fisher: Affirmative action plaintiff 'proud' of academic record. www.bbc.com. 29 July 2016. BBC News. 1 August 2016.
  10. Web site: 'The wolf of racial bias': the admissions lawsuit rocking Harvard. TheGuardian.com. 18 October 2018.
  11. Web site: Federal judge upholds affirmative action at Harvard . 2019-10-01 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230708214800/https://apnews.com/article/2484445f29a549bfb6e88bac3ea8bde8 . 2023-07-08 . live .
  12. http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/19-2005P-01A.pdf STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC. v. PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
  13. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/2/25/sffa-scotus-petition/ Students for Fair Admissions Petitions SCOTUS to Take Up Suit Against Harvard’s Race-Conscious Admissions
  14. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/20-1199_hgdj.pdf
  15. Students for Fair Admissions v USMA West Point Academy . unsigned . United States Supreme Court . 02 February 2024 . https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/020224zr1_2b35.pdf.

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