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Lerner, Barbara – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1981
The history of the social, legal, and educational aspects of equal opportunity and equal results are outlined, and the rift between the two principles is described. Equal opportunity laws work, especially when enforced expeditiously, and are supported by most Americans. Equal results laws are a failure and counterproductive. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Discrimination, Equal Education, Equal Protection

Van Alstyne, William – University of Chicago Law Review, 1979
If the Court allows race to become an explicit device of government through race conscious laws, then racism, racial spoils systems, racial competition, and racial odium will be fixtures of government. Available from The University of Chicago Law School, 1111 E. 60th St., Chicago, IL 60637. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
McFeeley, Neil D. – Personnel, 1980
The "Weber" decision held that a private employer's voluntary affirmative action plan designed to remedy past racial imbalances in traditionally segregated jobs does not violate the will of Congress as expressed in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Author)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Equal Protection
Reynolds, Wm. Bradford – 1983
Today, the United States stands at a critical crossroad with regard to civil rights; the choice is between an officially colorblind society and a government-supported, race-conscious one. The purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments was to end a discriminatory system and to erect in its place a regime of race neutrality. In 1896, the…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, Civil Rights, Equal Education

Finnigan, John J. – University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1979
While the Court reached the right result in "Bakke," the opinions rendered reveal no clear legal guidelines for dealing with reverse discrimination. Available from the Law Review, University of Cincinnati College of Law, Room 12, Taft Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45221; sc $4.00. (Author)
Descriptors: Admission (School), Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Equal Protection
Winter, Ralph K.; And Others – 1976
The participants in this discussion in addition to Ralph Winter, the moderator, include Owen Fiss and Richard Posner, professors of law; Vera Glaser and William Raspberry, newspaper columnists; and Paul Seabury, professor of political science. These specialists address various legal, ethical and practical issues related to the elimination of…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Affirmative Action, Employment Qualifications, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Cassetta, William M.; Quaglia, Paul L., Jr. – Detroit College of Law Review, 1979
Examines two cases (Bakke and Detroit Police Officers Association vs Young); examines affirmative action programs, reverse discrimination, and the use of "benign" classifications in light of the Fourteenth Amendment and the United States Code. Available from Editorial and Business Office, Detroit College of Law Review, 130 East Elizabeth…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)

Reynolds, Wm. Bradford – Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1983
The Reagan Administration believes in equal employment opportunity, which requires that every individual receive an equal opportunity for employment on strength of individual merit. Any compromise, such as racially preferential hirings, promotions, or terminations, whether from benign or pernicious motives, cannot be fairly described as…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC. – 1977
The Regents of the University of California present the following argument with regard to their medical school admissions policy at the Davis campus: The central issue presented by this case is whether the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution forbids a state professional school to take account of race in admissions to remedy the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC. – 1977
The Regents of the University of California present the following as part of their argument with regard to the Supreme Court case concerning minority group admissions policies at the Davis medical school: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 leaves State universities receiving Federal funds free to provide more nearly equal educational…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Court Litigation
Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC. – 1977
A petition was brought by the Regents of the University of California against Allan Bakke, contending that the Davis campus medical school program is in compliance with constitutional law. The University's argument for the case is presented in this document. The history of racial discrimination in medical education is reviewed. The characteristics…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation

Finnigan, John J. – University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1979
The effect of the Bakke case, in which the courts first encountered the question of legality of reverse discrimination, is explored; its constitutional significance is examined. It is concluded that the virtue of the decision is in its support of affirmative action and its equal protection implications. (MSE)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Equal Education
Goldman, Alan H. – 1979
Defining reverse discrimination as hiring or admissions decisions based on normally irrelevant criteria, this book develops principles of rights, compensation, and equal opportunity applicable to the reverse discrimination issue. The introduction defines the issue and discusses deductive and inductive methodology as applied to reverse…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Competence
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1981
This document is a transcript of Congressional hearings on equal employment opportunity and affirmative action held in the summer and fall of 1981. Some of those who testified at the hearing included a professor of economics, a representative of the Rockefeller Foundation, directors of women's groups, directors of the National Association for the…
Descriptors: Adults, Affirmative Action, Blacks, Civil Rights Legislation

McCarthy, Martha M. – 1983
This monograph reviews the current status of constitutional, statutory, and case law governing public employers' obligations to assure equal employment opportunities and employees' rights to nondiscriminatory treatment. An initial overview of the legal framework discusses federal equal protection mandates including the guarantee of equal…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation