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Syracuse University: Project LEGAL: Piscataway School Board v. Taxman Gives information about the facts of the case, the issue question, the reasoning behind the decision made, and follow up questions. http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/scales/piscat.html

University of Michigan: Information on Admissions Lawsuits - Grutter v. Bollinger Texts of many of the important legal filings of the case. http://www.umich.edu/~urel/admissions/legal/grutter/

FindLaw: Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena The U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in the 1995 racial preference case involving the award of government contracts. (June 12, 1995) http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=search&linkurl=%3C%25LINKURL%25%3E&graphurl=%3C%25GRAPHURL%25%3E&court=US&case=/us/000/u10252.html

FindLaw: University of California Regents v. Bakke Text of the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in the 1978 racial preference case involving student admissions. (June 27, 1978) http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=438&invol=265