University of Michigan admissions lawsuits collection, 1995-2003

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University of Michigan admissions lawsuits collection, 1995-2003

28 linear feet — 2 optical discs (CD-ROMs) — 190 MB

Two lawsuits filed in 1997 (Gratz, et al. v. Bollinger; and Grutter, et al. v. Bollinger) made the University of Michigan a focal point in the national debate over the value and legality of affirmative action in higher education. The lawsuits brought by non-minority applicants challenged the legality of the university's admissions process. Documentation includes briefs, judicial orders and opinions, expert reports, trial transcripts and exhibits, and amicus briefs from companies and organizations supporting the university's position in both the Gratz and Grutter case. Also included are snapshot of the university's admissions lawsuits website and clippings and media files.

The records are organized in four series, Grutter v. Bollinger, et al., Gratz v. Bollinger, et al., Admissions Lawsuits Website and News Media. The first three series contain briefs, judicial orders and opinions, experts' reports, amicus briefs from companies and organizations supporting the university's position in the lawsuits, and a limited number of press releases and documents printed from the website maintained by the university's News and Information Services regarding the lawsuits. The News Media series, however, is entirely comprised of news articles, editorials and press releases from newspapers across the country. Note that the record group currently contains only public documents. It does not contain internal General Counsel documents or correspondence regarding the lawsuits.

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Grutter v. Bollinger, et al., 1997-2001

The Grutter v. Bollinger, et al. series, 1997-2001 (15 linear feet) was received in two accessions. In addition to the materials found in both series, this first accession (boxes 1-13) includes trial transcripts and trial exhibits. The series also includes two videotapes, one of major television news coverage of the 2001 decision in the case from NBC News, CNN, ABC, and MSNBC and another of a 2000 feature about the lawsuits from 60 Minutes.

The second accession of Grutter v. Bollinger records, (2 linear feet, boxes 20-21), consists of the twelve-volume Joint Appendix for Grutter, filed on the case's appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.