Interesting Footnote in Amicus Brief Regarding Selectivity of Ivies and Other Selective Schools

[Swimkidsdad]

So, in short, does the case (Fisher v. UT) say have the reach, to effect, highly selective private schools? While not my area of the law, my thoughts, and university general counsels I have spoken to, say—possibly.

From the Business Insider (July 9, 2015)

Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC) moved this week to delay lawsuits by a conservative group alleging that the schools unfairly limit the number of Asian-American students admitted.

The universities have cited last month’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to revisit a white student’s lawsuit against the University of Texas that claims consideration of an applicant’s race violates the Constitution. The schools say the lawsuits against them should be suspended until the Supreme Court rules on the Texas dispute, likely by June 2016.