The great admissions debate; Texas school officials wrestle with education department and Hopwood ruling
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Litigation over affirmative action in higher education continues in the courts, with the 1996 United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruling of Hopwood v. Texas the basis of the dispute, ruling that admissions can only remedy specific past instances of discrimination or counter the influence of societal discrimination. Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi forbid race-based admissions due to Hopwood, while such criteria are illegal in California due to a voter-approved initiative, Proposition 209.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1997
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Tougher than the rest: Oregon judge refuses to allow evidence that implants cause disease
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Federal district Judge Robert E. Jones, in charge of all federal breast implant litigation in Oregon, ruled on Dec 18, 1996, that scientific evidence purporting to show that silicone breast implants caused disease could not be used. Jones based this ruling on the finding of a court-appointed panel of independent experts that the theory of a systemic disease being caused by the implants was not based on credible scientific evidence.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1997
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