In Grutter v. Bollinger, the Supreme Court upheld the University of Michigan Law School's individualized consideration of race in admissions. The 2003 ruling accepted educational diversity as a...
The Supreme Court invalidated the formula in section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act used to identify jurisdictions requiring preclearance under section 5. The decision removed the existing basis for...
The Supreme Court held that Congress had not disestablished the Muscogee (Creek) reservation for purposes of the Major Crimes Act. The ruling required respect for a treaty-based legal commitment...