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Fisher v. University of Texas , 570 U.S. 297 (2013), also known as Fisher I (to distinguish it from the 2016 case ), [ 1 ] is a United States Supreme Court case concerning the affirmative action admissions policy of the University of Texas at Austin .
In September 2011, lawyers representing Fisher filed petition seeking review from the Supreme Court. [13] [17] On February 21, 2012, the court granted certiorari in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. The Supreme Court heard the oral argument in October 2012, and handed down its decision on June 24, 2013.
Fisher v. University of Texas may refer to either of two United States Supreme Court cases: . Fisher v. University of Texas (alternatively called Fisher I), 570 U.S. 297 (2013), a case which ruled that strict scrutiny should be applied to determine the constitutionality of a race-sensitive admissions policy.
The Supreme Court is set to hear two cases at the end of the month challenging race-based admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina.
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