Berkeley Daily Planet, July 31, by Angela Rowan
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?issue=07-31-07&storyID=27642
“The Seattle case was considered ‘incoherent’ because the district only considered white and black students, even though the school district had more ethnicities,” said Liu…
Christopher Edley, dean of Boalt Law School, wondered aloud whether the Supreme Court, in laying out a requirement of “necessity,” was compelling every district seeking to achieve diversity to exhaust every means imaginable…
Daily Californian, July 26, by Sonja Sharp
http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=25495
The court’s ruling, handed down last month, strictly limits how public schools can use an individual student’s race as a factor when trying to integrate schools, said Boalt Hall Dean Christopher Edley, Jr.
Contra Costa Times, July 25, by Shirley Dang
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_6458648?IADID=Search-www.contracostatimes.com-www.contracostatimes.com&nclick_check=1
A true understanding of the new legal boundaries likely will take many more lawsuits and court decisions, said Christopher Edley…”As is the case with court decisions in any complex area, the opinions answer some questions but raise others…”
Berkeley’s policy differs in a way that could provide protection in future court battles, said Goodwin Liu…