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Paul Butler

Supreme Court Could Overturn Affirmative Action

On June 23, 2003, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor read her majority opinion in Grutter v. Bollinger, the case that upheld the affirmative action policy at the University of Michigan Law School. “It has been 25 years since Justice Powell first suggested approval of the use of race to further an interest in student […]

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Race, Justice, Freedom and Paul Butler

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Paul Butler was on track for the American dream. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School, he was a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice. All that changed when he was arrested on charges he claims are false.

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