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I'd forgotten about his role in that case. It makes me admire him even more for standing by his principles that racial origin should not be a factor in determi
by nkurz 10y ago
I'd forgotten about his role in that case. It makes me admire him even more for standing by his principles that racial origin should not be a factor in determining college admissions. Does his argument that Asian Americans should not be discriminated against by state universities also bother you?
Here's more background on the case: https://www.propublica.org/article/a-colorblind-constitution-what-abigail-fishers-affirmative-action-case-is-r https://www.propublica.org/article/a-colorblind-constitution...
And here are the two amici that Cheng co-authored:
http://www.asianamericanlegal.com/images/AALFAmicusBriefs/AALF-FisherI-Amicus.pdf http://www.asianamericanlegal.com/images/AALFAmicusBriefs/AA...
http://asianamericanforeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Fisher_II_Amicus.pdf http://asianamericanforeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015...
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