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  • Publication
  • April 1, 2016

Fisher v Texas Amicus Brief by Social and Organizational Psychologists

Amicus brief in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin says UT admissions policy must be allowed to consider race in order to promote equal educational opportunity for all students. Download the brief.
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  • Publication
  • January 5, 2015

Haas Institute Co-Authors Amicus Brief Filed in Supreme Court Fair Housing Case

The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society and the Economic Policy Institute jointly filed an amicus brief (friend of the court) of 62 housing scholars in the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. the Inclusive Communities...
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  • Publication
  • April 1, 2014

Amicus Brief in Support of Inclusionary Zoning in San Jose

Brief Filed in California Supreme Court to Protect Inclusionary Zoning Laws April, 2014: The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at University of California, Berkeley was a key contributor to an amicus (friend of the court) brief filed in...
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  • Publication
  • October 30, 2013

Press Release: Haas Institute & Warren Institute file amicus brief for the case of Mount Holly

This nation’s commitment to fair housing and integrated living patterns is in peril in a critical case reviewed by the United States Supreme Court this term. The Civil Rights Act of 1968, known as the Fair Housing Act, was enacted only after the...
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  • Publication
  • August 14, 2012

Haas Institute files joint brief in Fisher v. Texas

The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley, the Equal Justice Society, and the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati have jointly filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court asking the Court to uphold the University of Texas’ race-conscious admissions policy.