CEO in the News – 2017/2018

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ROGER CLEGG, THE FEDERAL COMMISSION ON SCHOOL SAFETY ISSUED A REPORT THAT RECOMMENDED RESCINDING OBAMA-ERA GUIDANCE.. PT1 WJIM – 12/26/18 Common sense prevails at last on school discipline College Fix – 12/22/18 Trump officials cancel Obama-era policy on school discipline ABC4.com – 12/21/18 2018 Higher Education Highlights Diverse – 12/20/18 CHAVEZ: Congress Could Fix Immigration — If Trump Plays Ball Daily Caller- 12/12/18 Push to end disenfranchisement for N.J. inmates moving ahead WhyY- 11/26/18 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, HARVARD STYLE PowerLine – 11/19/18 Who deserves the right to vote? Washington Post – 11/15/18 Two Conversations on a Great Divide: Interviews with Gary …

CEO in the News – 2016

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What Will The Trump Supreme Court Look Like? Lawful – 12/28/16 University Of Texas Regent Forced To Sue To Get Key Information Embarrassing To Bigwigs Forbes – 12/23/16 Obama Press Conference Draws Attention Away from Controversial Appointments Newsline – 12/19/16 Prison inmates can vote in Maine, and interest this year has been high Bangor Daily News – 11/4/16 Do California parents want bilingual education? Christian Science Monitor – 10/26/16 Virginia makes progress in push to restore voting rights for ex-convicts The Guardian – 10/14/16 Unable to Vote, Ex-Convicts Reach Out, Try to Have Impact on US Election VOA – 10/12/16 …

CEO Praises Justice Department’s Announcement

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, August 2, 2017 CONTACT:    Roger Clegg (703) 442-0066 CEO Praises Justice Department’s Announcement   Affirmative action in college admissions should be examined (Falls Church, VA) The Center for Equal Opportunity praises yesterday’s announcement on affirmative action in college admissions by the Justice Department. It is a welcome and overdue development that the administration will be taking a hard look at schools that insist on weighing skin color and national origin in deciding who gets admitted. Such discrimination is lamentable, although, unfortunately, the Supreme Court has not shut the door on it. However, the Court has made clear that …

Racial and Ethnic Data Collection by Government Agencies

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In light of the Obama administration’s 2016 proposal to add new racial and ethnic categories to the Census form, we are posting CEO president Roger Clegg’s 2002 testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights regarding racial and ethnic data collection by government agencies. Related posts: TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT Roger Clegg testifies regarding H.R. 40 Americans Overwhelmingly Reject Racial Preferences in Admissions Politicized external review panels as unguided “diversity” missiles: California university administrators remain ultra-slow learners

CEO in the News – 2015/2014

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Asian-American groups challenge UT quotas Weatherford Democrat- 12/10/15 7 Criticisms Of Affirmative Action That Have Been Thoroughly Disproved Think Progress- 12/9/15 Video: Debating Affirmative Action Constitution Center- 12/4/15 McRaven’s racial hiring policy for UT is likely illegal, experts say Watchdog.org- 11/12/15 New study urges consideration of race in college admissions Pacific Legal- 10/31/15 SAT’s Racial Impact Inside Higher Ed- 10/27/15 Not every ex-felon should regain right to vote Palm Beach Post- 10/11/15 Q&A with Linda Chavez The Collegian- 9/17/15 Symposium: Getting serious about racial discrimination The Collegian- 9/8/15 A “Dubious Expediency”: How Race-Preferential Admissions Policies on Campus Hurt Minority Students …

Testimony of CEO president and general counsel Roger Clegg before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights regarding “Minority Access to Higher Education”

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Testimony of CEO president and general counsel Roger Clegg before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights regarding “Minority Access to Higher Education” Related posts: TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT Testimony of CEO president and general counsel Roger Clegg before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights regarding “Minority Access to Higher Education” Minority Access to Higher Education Roger Clegg testifies regarding H.R. 40

Racial and Ethnic Preferences in Admission to the University of Utah College of Law

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Racial and Ethnic Preferences in Admission to the University of Utah College of Law Related posts: Politicized external review panels as unguided “diversity” missiles: California university administrators remain ultra-slow learners The Multi-Front War against Racial Admission Preferences Keeping an Eye on College Admission Officers Update on the Struggle against Universities’ Affirmative Discrimination

Center for Equal Opportunity Applauds SCOTUS’s Affirmative Action Decision

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Calls on Federal, State, and Local Governments to Enact Similar Bans on Preferences 4/22/14- (Falls Church, VA) The Supreme Court today upheld the right of states and local governments to ban preferential treatment on the basis of race, ethnicity, and sex.  Related posts: TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT We Need More Bills Like This BAMN! The Center for Equal Opportunity Zaps Racial Preferences Update on the Struggle against Universities’ Affirmative Discrimination

CEO Praises Supreme Court’s Fisher Decision: Calls for End to Racial Admissions Preferences

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(Falls Church, VA) The Center for Equal Opportunity praised the Supreme Court’s decision today in Fisher v. University of Texas, overturning the court appeals ruling that had upheld the University of Texas’s use of racial preferences in university admissions.  CEO had joined Pacific Legal Foundation in a series of amicus briefs in this litigation — first in the U.S. Court of Appeals, then urging the Supreme Court to take the case, and then urging the Court to end racial preferences.  Before that, it had also filed an administrative complaint against the University’s policy. Related posts: Fisher v. University of Texas …

CEO Praises SCOTUS’s Shelby County Decision

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(Falls Church, VA) The Center for Equal Opportunity praised the Supreme Court’s decision today striking down as unconstitutional the coverage formula of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.  CEO had filed amicus briefs at both the petition stage and on the merits, urging this result.  In addition, CEO chairman Linda Chavez and its president and general counsel Roger Clegg had testified against re-enacting Section 5 when it was before Congress in 2006. Related posts: TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT …