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In Harvard, SFFA asked if Harvard's admission practices were in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act given possible race-neutral selection processes, while in North Carolina, they asked if a university can reject a race-neutral admission process if they believe they need to protect the diversity of the student ...

The decision resolved the remaining counts, holding that Harvard did not intentionally discriminate against Asian Americans through any aspect of its admissions policy; Harvard did not engage in racial balancing; and Harvard's policy was narrowly targeted and necessary to harness the benefits of a diverse student body.

Calls for the Law School to alter its seal began in 2015, when students argued that the seal at the time — which contained the crest of the family of Isaac Royall Jr., a slaveholder who endowed the first law professorship at Harvard — upheld the legacy of slavery.

President & Fellows of Harvard is a case argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on October 31, 2022, during the court's October 2022-2023 term. When the Supreme Court granted review in the case on January 24, 2022, the case was consolidated with Students for Fair Admissions, Inc.

“[T]he Court finds that Harvard has met its burden of showing that its admissions process complies with the principles articulated by the Supreme Court in Fisher II, 136 S. Ct. at 2208, and concludes that judgment must issue for Harvard on each of the remaining claims.”

In Harvard, SFFA asked if Harvard's admission practices were in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act given possible race-neutral selection processes, while in North Carolina, they asked if a university can reject a race-neutral admission process if they believe they need to protect the diversity of the student ...

The universities both won in federal trial courts, and the decision in Harvard's favor was affirmed by a federal appeals court. The Supreme Court's decision to hear both cases may have been influenced by the differing legal regimes that apply to the two schools.