The justices were forced to take sides last month in the landmark cases involving admissions practices at the University of Michigan.

"Race has played a central role in the admissions practices at many University of California campuses," he added.

A controversy over admissions practices ended White's presidency.

In July 2008, former employees filed a lawsuit alleging that the school's admissions practices defrauded federal grant and loan programs.

But the law school's disparate admissions practices with respect to these minority groups demonstrate that its alleged goal of "critical mass" is simply a sham.

The panel is charged with searching the admissions practices, amid reports that the public university is a victim of Illinois corruption.

Both involve admissions practices at the University of Michigan.

The university, with no history of racial segregation in its admissions practices, will, like Georgia, be advancing only a student diversity argument.

These cases accuse the company of improprieties in both financial aid and admissions practices, or of misleading potential students regarding postgraduate placement rates.

They are shocked when students like Mr. Maguire use the idea to challenge admissions practices.