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Clarence Thomas' opinion in Lamprecht v FCC may offer a fearful insight on the new Supreme Court justice's views on women's rights. Thomas' last US Circuit Court of Appeals decision, Lamprecht, strikes down the FCC's congressionally authorized policy of including gender as a positive characteristic when evaluating applications for broadcast licenses. This decision contradicts recent Supreme Court jurisprudence, congressional will and possibly Thomas' own confirmation hearing testimony. The Lamprecht decision was released after the hearings.
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The US Supreme Court's recent ruling in Adarand Constructors v Pena should not affect private, voluntary affirmative action and should have only a limited impact on government programs. The opinions the case generated indicate that seven of the court's nine justices believe the government may treat people differently based on race, and mainly reveal a dilution of the 'strict scrutiny' standard that former Justice Thurgood Marshall called 'fatal in fact.' The relevant two-part test and past decisions in related cases are examined.
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Two rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court on reverse discrimination are discussed. In Iadimarco v. Runyon, the court announced a new standard, lowering the one previously applied to plaintiffs not female or members of minority groups. In Schurr v. Resorts International, Inc., the court invalidated the affirmative action plan at issue.
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