GRUTTER v. BOLLINGER

Nos. 01-1447, 01-1516.

288 F.3d 732 (2002)

Barbara GRUTTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lee BOLLINGER, et al., Defendants-Appellants (01-1447), Kimberly James, et al., Intervening Defendants-Appellants (01-1516).

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 14, 2002


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Herr (briefed), Kirk O. Kolbo (argued and briefed), R. Lawrence Purdy (briefed), Michael C. McCarthy (briefed), Kai H. Richter (briefed), Maslon, Edelman, Borman & Brand, Minneapolis, MN, George B. Washington (briefed), Scheff & Washington, Detroit, MI, Michael E. Rosman (briefed), Center for Individual Rights, Washington, DC, for Barbara Grutter, Nos. 01-1447, 01-1516.

Lawrence R. Velvel, Peter M. Malaguti, Andover, MA, Jodi Marie Masley, Scheff & Washington, Detroit, MI, for Massachusetts School of Law, Nos. 01-1447, 01-1516.

Philip J. Kessler (briefed), Butzel Long, Detroit, MI, John Payton (argued and briefed), John H. Pickering (briefed), Craig Goldblatt (briefed), Anne Harkavy, Brigida Benitez, Stuart F. Delery (briefed), Robin A. Lenhardt (briefed), Tonya T. Robinson, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, DC, Leonard M. Niehoff (briefed), Butzel Long, Ann Arbor, MI, Philip J. Kessler, Butzel Long, Ann Arbor, MI, for Lee Bollinger, Jeffrey Lehman, Dennis Shields, University of Michigan, Board of Regents, Nos. 01-1447, 01-1516.

Rowan D. Wilson (briefed), Paul M. Dodyk (briefed), Charles J. Ha (briefed), Farah S. Brelvi (briefed), Alexandra S. Wald (briefed), Kenneth E. Lee (briefed), Cravath, Swaine & Morre, New York City, Martha W. Barnett (briefed), President American Bar Association, Chicago, IL, for American Bar Association, No. 01-1447.

Kumiki Gibson (briefed), Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC, Neal K. Katyal (briefed), Georgetown University of Law Center, Washington, DC, for Judith Areen, No. 01-1447.

Martin Michaelson (briefed), Hogan & Hartson, Washington, DC, for American Council on Education et al., No. 01-1447.

Thomas J. Henderson (briefed), Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Washington, DC, John S. Skilton (briefed), Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, Washington, DC, for Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, No. 01-1447.

Kenneth S. Geller (briefed), Eileen Penner (briefed), Mayer, Brown & Platt, Washington, DC, for General Motors Corp., No. 01-1447.

Martha F. Davis (briefed), Spenta R. Cama, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, New York City, for NOW Legal Defense Fund, No. 01-1447.

Susan I. Leffler, Asst. Attorney Gen. (briefed), Office of the Attorney General Appellate Div., Lansing, MI, for State of Michigan, No. 01-1447.

Fred G. Pressley, Jr. (briefed), Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Columbus, OH, for Ohio State University, No. 01-1447.

Jeffrey S. Silver (briefed), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Deanne E. Maynard (briefed), Shilpa S. Satoskar (briefed), David W. DeBruin (briefed), Daniel Mach (briefed), Jenner & Block, Washington, DC, for 3M et al., No. 01-1447.

Yong Lee (briefed), Cameron & Hornbostel, Washington, DC, for National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, et al., No. 01-1447.

Daniel W. Sherrick (briefed), Catherine J. Trafton (briefed), Associate General Counsel International Union, UAW, Detroit, MI, for International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), No. 01-1447.

George B. Washington (briefed), Miranda K.S. Massie (argued and briefed), Jodi-Marie Masley (briefed), Scheff & Washington, Detroit, MI, for Kimberly James, Jeanette Haslett, Raymond Michael Whitlow, Shabatayah Andrich, Dena Fernandez, Shalamarel Kevin Killough, Diego Bernal, Julie Fry, Jessica Curtin, James Huang, Heather Bergman, Ashwana Carlisle, Ronald Cruz, Nora Cecilia Melendez, Irami Osei-Frimpong, Gerald Ramos, Arturo Vasquez, Edward Vasquez, Vincent Kukua, Hoku Jeffrey, Karla Stephens-Dawson, Gibson Yolanda, Mary Gibson, Herbert Dowdell, Jr., Agnes Aleobua, Cassandra Young, Yolanda J. King, Jaasi Munanka, Masley Jodi-Marie, Shannon Ewing, Julie Kerouac, Kevin Pimentel, Bernard Cooper, Norberto Salinas, Scott Rowekamp, Russ Abrutyn, Jasmine Abdel-Khalik, Meera Deo, Winifred Kao, Melisa Resch, Oscar De La Torre, Carol Scarlett, United for Equality and Affirmative Action, Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action By Any Means Necessary, Law Students for Affirmative Action, Nos. 01-1447, 01-1516.

John H. Findley (briefed), Pacific Legal Foundation, Sacramento, CA, for Pacific Legal Foundation, No. 01-1447.

Brice M. Clagett (briefed), Keith A. Noreika (briefed), Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, for National Association of Scholars, American Civil Rights Institute, Independent Women's Forum, No. 01-1447.

Michael K. Lee (briefed), Amberg, Firestone & Lee, Southfield, MI, for Michigan Education Association, No. 01-1447.

Before: MARTIN, Chief Circuit Judge; BOGGS, SILER, BATCHELDER, DAUGHTREY, MOORE, COLE, CLAY, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.


MARTIN, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which, DAUGHTREY, MOORE, COLE, and CLAY, JJ., joined. MOORE, J. (pp. 752-758), delivered a separate concurring opinion, in which DAUGHTREY, COLE, and CLAY, JJ., joined. CLAY, J. (pp. 758-773), delivered a separate concurring opinion, in which DAUGHTREY, MOORE, and COLE, JJ., joined. BOGGS, J. (pp. 773-815), delivered a separate dissent, in which SILER, J., joined in part, and BATCHELDER, J., joined. SILER, J. (p. 815),...

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