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Following are some of the amicus curiae briefs we have filed on behalf of clients in individual rights cases before the California and United States Supreme Courts: California Supreme Court to Hear Landmark Case Challenging Preferences in Awarding Contracts On February 29, 2008, we filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the Asian American Legal Foundation in support of Plaintiffs/Respondents in the consolidated cases of Schram Construction, Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco and Coral Construction, Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco, No. S152934, presently on appeal before the California Supreme Court. The primary issue on appeal is whether, under the California Constitution, San Francisco (and other cities) may consider the race and gender of contractors in awarding City contracts. As of February 2009 – a year later – the California Supreme Court has still not rendered a decision. Click here to read Brief of Amicus Curiae Asian American Legal Foundation in Support of Plaintiffs / Respondents. Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education
In 2006, we filed an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners in two landmark Supreme Court schools cases: Parents Involved In Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board Of Education. In those cases, the Supreme Court scrutinized the racial balancing schemes in use by the Seattle, Washington and Jefferson County, Kentucky school districts, and found that the school districts' use of race violated schoolchildrens' civil rights. In order to acquaint the Supreme Court with the unique experience of Asian Americans on this issue, the Asian American Legal Foundation retained our lead attorney, Gordon Fauth, to file an amicus curiae brief, supporting the position of the parents and schoolchildren challenging the scheme of racial classification. Mr. Fauth, under the auspices of AALF, also aided Teddy Gordon, counsel for petitioners in Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education in his preparations for oral arguments before the Supreme Court. To read the amicus curaie brief, click here. University of Michigan Race-Balancing CasesOn behalf of clients, we filed an amicus curiae brief in the paired cases of Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger, where the United States Supreme Court considered whether and how the University of Michican might use applicants' race as a factor in admissions at its college and law school. The Supreme Court found the college admission program unconstitutional but, In a 5-4 decision, found that the law school, in order to provide a diverse learning environment for future lawyers and leaders, could consider race along with other "diversity" factors in enrolling students. Our Brief of the Asian American Legal Foundation as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners was published in the Rutgers Race and Law Review, at 5 Rutgers Race & L. Rev. 201-237 (2003).
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