Advisory: Supreme Court Press Calls on Pending Civil Rights Cases on College Diversity and Political Redistricting

WASHINGTON – On the days that the Supreme Court releases decisions in the major college diversity and political redistricting cases, Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin and Evenwel v. Abbott, a coalition of civil rights litigation and advocacy organizations will host press calls at 12:30 ET to analyze and provide commentary on the rulings. In the event that both the Fisher and Evenwel decisions come down on the same day, there will be one press call at 12:30 ET to analyze both rulings. The cases are Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin and Evenwel v. Abbott.

The next scheduled decision day is April 4. Decisions are released at 10:00 AM ET. It is possible that the Court will add more decision days.

Please RSVP to [email protected] if you are interested in receiving a reminder on the day these decisions are released. 

·       Click here to learn about Evenwel, a case on electoral representation and redistricting.

·       Click here to learn more about Fisher, a case on equal opportunity in college admissions.

What: Press calls to analyze and comment on the Supreme Court’s decisions in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin and Evenwel v. Abbott.

When: 12:30 PM ET on the Supreme Court decision days in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin and Evenwel v. Abbott. A ruling in these cases may come down shortly after 10:00 AM ET on court decision days, which is as early as April 4 and as late as June 27.

Who: Civil rights organizations that played key roles in these cases, including the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), and Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC.

Dial-in info: RSVP is requested to [email protected]. Phone number is 800.329.0864. The verbal passcode will be “Supreme Court.”

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