Press Call at 12:30 EDT Today to Analyze Supreme Court Decision in Fisher v. the University of Texas-Austin

WASHINGTON – Today at 12:30 PM EDT, a coalition of civil rights litigation and advocacy organizations will host a press call to analyze and provide commentary on today’s Supreme Court ruling on equal opportunity in higher education (Fisher v. the University of Texas-Austin).

The phone number is 877-783-4260. The verbal passcode is “Supreme Court.”

Here is a link to the decision:http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/11-345_l5gm.pdf

Quote from – Wade Henderson, President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

“Today’s decision is an important victory for our nation’s ongoing work to build a more inclusive, diverse America. We believe that the University of Texas’s admissions policy is a carefully crafted one that will ultimately be upheld by the Court of Appeals.  In reaffirming that a diverse learning environment benefits students, our workforce and the country as a whole, the ruling makes it clear that now is the time to expand our commitment to diversity in all of our institutions to ensure that we are well-positioned to compete in the diverse economy of the 21st century.”

On the call will be representatives of various stakeholder organizations that all played key roles in in this case, including the Asian American Justice Center, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, MALDEF, the NAACP,  the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the United States Student Association.

CALL DETAILS:

WHO: A coalition of civil rights advocacy and litigation organizations, including the Asian American Justice Center, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, MALDEF, the NAACP,  the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the United States Student Association.

WHAT: Press call to analyze and comment on the Supreme Court ruling on equal opportunity in higher education (Fisher v. the University of Texas-Austin).

WHEN: TODAY at 12:30 PM EDT.

CALL-IN INFO: 877-783-4260, Verbal Passcode: “Supreme Court”

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