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Richard Sander on SCOTUS Oral Arguments: Affirmative Action and Discrimination against Asian Americans at Harvard and UNC
Description
Richard Sander is Jesse Dukeminier Professor at UCLA Law School. AB Harvard, JD, PhD (Economics) Northwestern.
Sander has studied the structure and effects of law school admissions policies. He coined the term "Mismatch" to describe the negative consequences resulting from large admissions preferences.
Rick and Steve discuss recent oral arguments at the Supreme Court in Students for Fair Admissions vs Harvard College and Students For Fair Admissions vs the University of North Carolina.
0:00 Rick’s experience at the Supreme Court
4:11 Rick’s impression of the oral arguments
16:24 Analyzing the court’s questions
29:09 The negative impact on Asian American students
34:41 Shifting sentiment on affirmative action
40:04 Three potential outcomes for Harvard and UNC cases
44:00 Possible reasons for conservatives to be optimistic
50:31 Final thoughts on experiencing oral arguments in person
52:12 Mismatch theory
56:31 The future of higher education
Resources
Background on the Harvard case:
https://infoproc.blogspot.com/2022/01/supreme-court-to-take-up-harvard-unc.html
Transcripts:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/20-1199_6537.pdf
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/21-707_m64n.pdf
Music used with permission from Blade Runner Blues Livestream improvisation by State Azure.
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