CEO in the News – 2021

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Why would a Democrat President urge SCOTUS to refuse a case about a minority? Lars Larson – 12/15/21 Asians to be considered the same as white people when it’s convenient for the left Lars Larson – 11/15/21 The Myth of White Privilege American Thinker – 10/30/21 Biden officials find racism throughout government, plan ways to promote ‘equity’ Washington Times – 10/24/21 Expert panel discusses voting rights and wrongs Daily Trojan – 10/13/21 Biden Administration Opens Investigation Into Texas’ Mask Mandate Ban In Schools KTSA – 9/22/21 The American Bar Association Goes Woke iHeartRadio – 9/17/21 Back to the Drawing Board …

CEO in the News – 2019/2020

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Voters say no to discrimination Laurinburg Exchange – 12/2/20 Biden is set to ‘undo the Trump years’ with civil rights pivot The Straits Times – 11/12/20 THE NEXT FOUR YEARS IN CIVIL RIGHTS Powerline – 11/12/20 Good News from California Indeed National Review – 11/4/20 Linda Chavez on the Future of the Republican Party Wall Street Journal (Subscription required) Coalition Letter Urging Senators To Confirm Amy Coney Barrett IWF – 10/8/20 Campaign Corner: Who Should Vote In OHA Elections? Civil Beat – 10/7/20 The Rise of the Latino Republican National Review- 9/18/20 Affirmative action: Challenge to Harvard’s admissions practices hits …

CEO Welcomes Devon Westhill as New President and General Counsel

Center for Equal OpportunityPress Releases

(Falls Church, VA) On January 21, 2021, the Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) welcomed Devon Westhill as its new president and general counsel. Immediately prior to his selection as president and general counsel of CEO, Westhill served as the top civil rights official at the United States Department of Agriculture. Westhill began his legal career as a criminal trial lawyer in Florida where his practice included defending clients accused of criminal offenses and university conduct violations, and those subjected to civil asset forfeiture. Westhill has also worked at the nonprofit, nonpartisan Federalist Society and the United States Department of Labor …

Pervasive Preferences 2.0

Althea NagaiDocuments, Education

Years ago, Robert Lerner and I produced many studies of racial and ethnic preferences in public higher education for the Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO). In 2001, we summarized these individual statistical reports in “Pervasive Preferences.” This report, “Pervasive Preferences 2.0,” is a statistical compilation of the undergraduate and law school reports that I’ve done since Grutter v. Bollinger (2003). Part I covers preferences in undergraduate admissions. Part II summarizes the findings of preferences in law school admissions. Related posts: Good Briefs in the Harvard Case Politicized external review panels as unguided “diversity” missiles: California university administrators remain ultra-slow learners …

Campus Diversity and Student Discontent: The Costs of Race and Ethnic Preferences in College Admissions

Althea NagaiDocuments, Racial Preferences

Read now [PDF]: Campus Diversity and Student Discontent: The Costs of Race and Ethnic Preferences in College Admissions The Supreme Court has declared that campus diversity creates numerous education benefits and that race could be used as a factor in pursuit of diversity. As a result, many colleges and universities pass over white and Asian American applicants with better academic preparation, favoring blacks and (to a lesser extent) Hispanics. Research shows however that racial preference policies create a mismatch of academic qualifications between minorities receiving preferences and the rest of their entering class, and the academic disparities continue throughout college. Especially in the …

If California Restores Race Discrimination: Implications for Higher Education

CEO StaffDocuments

If California Restores Race Discrimination: Implications for Higher Education Related posts: New CEO Report: If California Restores Race Discrimination: Implications for Higher Education Politicized external review panels as unguided “diversity” missiles: California university administrators remain ultra-slow learners 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

Brnovich Amicus Brief

Roger CleggDocuments, Voting Rights

The Center for Equal Opportunity recently joined and helped write amicus briefs urging the Supreme Court to grant review in two cases involving voting rights.  In each we opposed court of appeals decisions that required state and local jurisdictions to engage in politically correct race-based decisionmaking in their voting laws and practices. Brnovich Amicus Brief In addition, in one of these cases, CEO board member and former president and general counsel Roger Clegg had this amicus brief filed on his behalf and others’ in their capacity as former officials of the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division: https://publicinterestlegal.org/files/19-1257-Amicus-Brief.pdf Related …

Higginson v. Becerra amicus brief

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Higginson v. Becerra amicus brief Related posts: CEO Files Amicus Brief in Donor-Disclosure Case Brnovich Amicus Brief Our Amicus Brief in a Felon Voting Case Amicus Brief: Adarand v. Mineta

SFFA v. Harvard amicus brief

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SFFA v. Harvard amicus brief Related posts: Waiting for the ‘Termination Point’ The Latest Affirmative Action Suit May Succeed Where Others Failed Good Briefs in the Harvard Case Investigating Discrimination at Harvard

Edits on the EO 11,246 Regulations

CEO StaffDocuments

These are the edits on the EO 11,246 regulations mentioned in Roger Clegg, “Unfinished Business: The Bush Administration and Racial Preferences”, 32 Harv.J.L. & Pub. Pol’y 971,989 (2009) (discussed in Part III.B., “The Bush Administration, Executive Order 11246’s Regulations, and the Law”). This law review article is posted on CEO’s website:  http://ceousa.org/attachments/article/1116/George%20W%20Bush%20Retrospective%202009.pdf  Related posts: Bad Old Regulations Suggested Reading on Civil Rights Issues 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 Illegal Labor Department Affirmative-Action Regulations