Since 1996, Proposition 209 has prohibited public employers and universities in California from using race or ethnicity as a factor in admissions, hiring, and public contracting. And while the United States Supreme Court has increasingly subjected affirmative action to more searching judicial scrutiny, the Court has left open the possibility that affirmative action programs will remain constitutional under the federal Equal Protection Clause, most recently in last Term's decision, Fisher v. University of Texas. This Term, the Supreme Court will consider Michigan's version of Proposition 209 in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, a case that presents the question of whether a state violates the Equal Protection Clause when it enacts a constitutional amendment banning affirmative action in higher education. Our panelists will assess the consequences of Proposition 209 in California and the Fisher and Schuette cases, and will discuss their views of where advocates and activists for affirmative action in California can go from here.
Title:
Affirmative Action in California: Where Do We Go from Here?
When/Where:
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
555 Mission Street Suite 3000
San Francisco, CA
Speakers:
Allison Elgart, Legal Director, Equal Justice Society
David Oppenheimer, Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Professional Skills Program
George B. Washington, Principal, Scheff, Washington & Driver, P.C.
By:
The Bay Area Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society
Credit:
ACS is a State Bar of California MCLE Provider and is offering 1.0 MCLE hour for this event.
Cost:
Free
More:
http://www.acslaw.org/BayAreaAffirmativeAction0925
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