March 28, 2001 (vol. 111, iss. 107) • Page Image 12
… interest. Friedman imiaintained that it is not. Although F 'riedman aireed with L'ugan that racial diversity on college ca mp ises enhances edu- c tion for all students, he wrote in his opinion that…
… X\ouid be in their- t\r. MI iranda MIassie, lead attorney for the student intervenors, said the chance of combinine the cases is good. "There actually might be a better chance for the cases to…
…'s viewpoints are not determined by one's race but that certain viewpoints might not be voiced if students of particular races are not admitted in significant numbers. Some of defendants' witnesses testified that…
… classroom discussion is improved whenthe class is racially diverse, and some gave examples of viewpoints expressed in class by underrepresented minority students. However, these witnesses generally conceded…
… that these viewpoints might equally have been expressed by non- minority students. .. "The court does not doubt that racial diversity in the law school population may provide these educational and…
… as a factor in admissions for as long as necessary to admit a critical mass of underrepresented minority students, and no one can predict how long that might be. Such indefiniteness weights heavily…
… against a finding of narrow taior-ng. "During some of the years at issue in the lawsuit, the law school bulletin' indicated that special attention has been given to 'students who are African American…
… special attention. Certainly, other groups have also been subjected to discrimination, such as Arabs and southern and eastern Europeans to name but a few, yet the court heard nothing to suggest that the law…
… students, as did the medical school in Bakke, there is no principled difference between a fixed number of seats and an essentially fixed minimum percentage figure. ... While defendants contend that the law…
… reserved for members of particular races, and those seats are insulated from competition. "For all of these reasons, the court believes that the attainment of a racially diverse student bodyis not a…

















































