by Press | Jan 28, 2016 | Newsclips
U.S. colleges and universities that ask applicants to disclose run-ins with law enforcement including stops and detentions are facing scrutiny from a legal advocacy group concerned the practice discriminates against minorities. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil...
by Press | Jan 28, 2016 | Newsclips
The piece focuses on how various universities — both highly selective ones and otherwise — ask students not only if they’ve ever been convicted of a crime but also if they’ve ever been arrested. Many argue (and we’d agree) that this unfairly discriminates...
by Press | Jan 28, 2016 | Newsclips
Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) launched a national initiative to eliminate barriers to educational opportunity for applicants who have been stopped, detained or arrested by police. The first phase of the...
by Press | Jan 28, 2016 | Newsclips
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law said it began contacting 17 schools in the South on Thursday about their practice of asking prospective students to detail interactions with the criminal justice system even if they have not been convicted.
by Press | Jan 28, 2016 | Newsclips
Auburn, in Auburn, Ala., is one of 17 universities in the South that include broad questions on their admissions applications about any contact with the legal system or the police that applicants might have had — even an arrest, with no conviction — according to the...
