{"id":17180,"date":"2024-01-20T16:27:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T21:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/georgetown-law-journal\/?page_id=17180"},"modified":"2025-05-12T11:12:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T15:12:50","slug":"racial-preferences-in-employment-after-students-for-fair-admissions-v-harvard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/georgetown-law-journal\/submit\/glj-online\/glj-online-vol-112\/racial-preferences-in-employment-after-students-for-fair-admissions-v-harvard\/","title":{"rendered":"Racial Preferences in Employment After Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u201c[W]hy were you talking about corporate America?\u201d<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Supreme Court\u2019s recent decision in<\/em> Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President &amp; Fellows of Harvard College<em>\n\t\t<span class='js-footnote footnote'>\n\t\t\t<button type='button' aria-controls='abstract_footnote_17180_1' class='footnote_inline_btn js-footnote-toggle-btn' aria-describedby='footnote_btn_text_abstract_footnote_17180_1'>\n\t\t\t\t<sup class='footnote_inline_btn_number'>1<\/sup>\n\t\t\t\t<span id='footnote_btn_text_abstract_footnote_17180_1' class='visually_hide'>Open footnote #1<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\n\t\t\t<cite id='abstract_footnote_17180_1' class='footnote_content_cite js-footnote-content'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='footnote_content_wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type='button' class='footnote_content_number js-footnote-toggle-btn' aria-controls='abstract_footnote_17180_1' tabindex='-1'>1<\/button>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='footnote_content_wrap_inner'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='footnote_content'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='visually_hide'>Footnote #1 content: <\/span>Transcript of Oral Argument at 98, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President &amp; Fellows of Harvard Coll., 600 U.S. 181 (2023) (No. 20-1199) (Justice Alito questioning Solicitor General Prelogar).\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class='footnote_citation'>\n\t\t\t<span class='visually_hide'>Citation: <\/span>The Supreme Court\u2019s recent decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President &amp; Fellows of Harvard College(SFFA)\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='footnote_close_btn_wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type='button' class='footnote_close_btn js-footnote-close-btn' aria-label='Back to content'>close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/em><em>(SFFA) will no doubt precipitate a battle royal over the legality of those aspects of the ubiquitous diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs of American businesses that involve the use of racial preferences in hiring or promotion.\n\t\t<span class='js-footnote footnote'>\n\t\t\t<button type='button' aria-controls='abstract_footnote_17180_2' class='footnote_inline_btn js-footnote-toggle-btn' aria-describedby='footnote_btn_text_abstract_footnote_17180_2'>\n\t\t\t\t<sup class='footnote_inline_btn_number'>2<\/sup>\n\t\t\t\t<span id='footnote_btn_text_abstract_footnote_17180_2' class='visually_hide'>Open footnote #2<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\n\t\t\t<cite id='abstract_footnote_17180_2' class='footnote_content_cite js-footnote-content'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='footnote_content_wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type='button' class='footnote_content_number js-footnote-toggle-btn' aria-controls='abstract_footnote_17180_2' tabindex='-1'>2<\/button>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='footnote_content_wrap_inner'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='footnote_content'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='visually_hide'>Footnote #2 content: <\/span>600 U.S. 181, 230 (2023) (holding that Harvard College and the University of North Carolina violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by giving preference to minority applicants in order to assemble a diverse student body and realize the attendant educational benefits).\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class='footnote_citation'>\n\t\t\t<span class='visually_hide'>Citation: <\/span><em>(DEI) programs of American businesses that involve the use of racial preferences in hiring or promotion.<\/em>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='footnote_close_btn_wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type='button' class='footnote_close_btn js-footnote-close-btn' aria-label='Back to content'>close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t The Supreme Court has never addressed the question whether an employer can lawfully give a preference to a Black applicant in pursuit of operational benefits, such as increased innovation or improved problem-solving, associated with a more racially diverse workforce.\n\t\t<span class='js-footnote footnote'>\n\t\t\t<button type='button' aria-controls='abstract_footnote_17180_3' class='footnote_inline_btn js-footnote-toggle-btn' aria-describedby='footnote_btn_text_abstract_footnote_17180_3'>\n\t\t\t\t<sup class='footnote_inline_btn_number'>3<\/sup>\n\t\t\t\t<span id='footnote_btn_text_abstract_footnote_17180_3' class='visually_hide'>Open footnote #3<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\n\t\t\t<cite id='abstract_footnote_17180_3' class='footnote_content_cite js-footnote-content'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='footnote_content_wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type='button' class='footnote_content_number js-footnote-toggle-btn' aria-controls='abstract_footnote_17180_3' tabindex='-1'>3<\/button>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='footnote_content_wrap_inner'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='footnote_content'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='visually_hide'>Footnote #3 content: <\/span><i>See, e.g.,<\/i>\u00a0Frans Johansson &amp; Claire Hastwell,\u00a0<i>Why Diverse and Inclusive Teams Are the Engines of Innovation,<\/i>\u00a0GREAT PLACE TO WORK (June 1, 2023),\u00a0https:\/\/www.greatplacetowork.com\/resources\/blog\/whydiverse-and-inclusive-teams-are-the-new-engines-of-innovation\u00a0[https:\/\/perma.cc\/JLD4-RXM8].\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class='footnote_citation'>\n\t\t\t<span class='visually_hide'>Citation: <\/span><em>associated with a more racially diverse workforce.<\/em>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='footnote_close_btn_wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type='button' class='footnote_close_btn js-footnote-close-btn' aria-label='Back to content'>close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t The forces that have kept the issue out of the courts have shifted, and DEI programs are now squarely in the crosshairs of well-organized and well-funded opponents of racial preferences.\n\t\t<span class='js-footnote footnote'>\n\t\t\t<button type='button' aria-controls='abstract_footnote_17180_4' class='footnote_inline_btn js-footnote-toggle-btn' aria-describedby='footnote_btn_text_abstract_footnote_17180_4'>\n\t\t\t\t<sup class='footnote_inline_btn_number'>4<\/sup>\n\t\t\t\t<span id='footnote_btn_text_abstract_footnote_17180_4' class='visually_hide'>Open footnote #4<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\n\t\t\t<cite id='abstract_footnote_17180_4' class='footnote_content_cite js-footnote-content'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='footnote_content_wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type='button' class='footnote_content_number js-footnote-toggle-btn' aria-controls='abstract_footnote_17180_4' tabindex='-1'>4<\/button>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='footnote_content_wrap_inner'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='footnote_content'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='visually_hide'>Footnote #4 content: <\/span><i>See, e.g.,<\/i>\u00a0Darreonna Davis,\u00a0<i>Two Law Firms Sued Over DEI Programs After Affirmative Action Overturned<\/i>, FORBES (Aug. 23, 2023, 10:47 AM),\u00a0https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/darreonnadavis\/2023\/08\/22\/two-law-firms-suedover-dei-programs-after-affirmative-action-overturned\/?sh=67201fed1322\u00a0(discussing legal actions against two law firms\u2019 diversity fellowship programs by the nonprofit American Alliance for Equal Rights).\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class='footnote_citation'>\n\t\t\t<span class='visually_hide'>Citation: <\/span><em>The forces that have kept the issue out of the courts have shifted, and DEI programs are now squarely in the crosshairs of well-organized and well-funded opponents of racial preferences.<\/em>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='footnote_close_btn_wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type='button' class='footnote_close_btn js-footnote-close-btn' aria-label='Back to content'>close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Continue Reading\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/georgetown-law-journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/01\/Yelnosky_GLJO-Vol.-112-Final.pdf\"><em>Racial Preferences in Employment After Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/georgetown-law-journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/01\/Yelnosky_GLJO-Vol.-112-Final.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Yelnosky_GLJO-Vol.-112-Final<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c[W]hy were you talking about corporate America?\u201d The Supreme Court\u2019s recent decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. 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