The Issue at a Glance

Fisher v. Texas: Strictly Disappointing (10.1007/s12129-013-9386-z)

Russell K. Nieli, Princeton University

In the first piece in this issue’s special section, “Campus Progressivism: Top-Down and Bottom-Up,” Russell K. Nieli places the recently decided Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin within a useful and unvarnished summary of Supreme Court race-related decisions.

AfterFisher: Academic Review and Judicial Scrutiny (10.1007/s12129-013-9385-0)

George R. La Noue, University of Maryland Baltimore County

While George R. La Noue is also disappointed in the Fisher v. Texas outcome, he believes the Court’s ruling makes it harder to hide race-based measures used in college admissions. Exposure could reveal that these practices violate the strict scrutiny standard still demanded by the law. La Noue offers practical, bottom-up ways for academics and others concerned to use Fisher’s ruling to challenge affirmative action on