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FISHER v. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

No. 11-345.

133 S.Ct. 2411 (2013)

186 L.Ed.2d 474

Abigail Noel FISHER, Petitioner v. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 24, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bert W. Rein, Washington, DC, Petitioner.

Gregory G. Garre, Washington, DC, for Respondents.

Donald B. Verilli, Jr., for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Respondents.

Bert W. Rein, Counsel Of Record, William S. Consovoy, Thomas R. McCarthy, Claire J. Evans, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Patricia C. Ohlendorf, Vice President for Legal Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin Flawn Academic Center, Austin, TX, Douglas Laycock, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, VA, Gregory G. Garre, Counsel of Record, Maureen E. Mahoney, J. Scott Ballenger, Lori Alvino McGill, Katya S. Georgieva, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC, James C. Ho, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, TX, for Respondents.

Justice KENNEDY delivered the opinion of the Court.

The University of Texas at Austin considers race as one of various factors in its undergraduate admissions process. Race is not itself assigned a numerical value for each applicant, but the University has committed itself to increasing racial minority enrollment on campus. It refers to this goal as a "critical mass." Petitioner, who is Caucasian, sued the University after her application was rejected. She contends...

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