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Washington Post
May 20, 2001

Movement Seeks to Invalidate Affirmate Action Once and For All: Through the Supreme Court

A movement funded and created charity called the Center for Individual Rights, after having led successful fights to invalidate affirmative action at public universities from Texas to California to Michigan, is now seeking to eradicate affirmative action in all higher education, by bringing a case to the US Supreme Court, where it is sure to get a friendly hearing from the Republican majority.

One of the Center's victorious lawyers, Republican Solicitor General nominee Theodore Olson, would actually represent the government in such a lawsuit should he be confirmed. In such a case, Olson has said he may recuse himself.

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