Companies and Firms that Support Racial Preferences in Admissions

Below is a list of nearly 100 companies and firms — ranging from Microsoft to the New York Yankees Sports Network — that submitted joint or individual amicus briefs to the Supreme Court “in support of” the University of Michigan. Although all of these amici argue that racial discrimination in admissions is justified in order to produce more racially diverse campuses and workplaces, none of their briefs defend the specifics of the University of Michigan’s admissions policies, which grant a preference equivalent to a full letter grade to black, Hispanic, and Native American applicants.

3M
Abbott Laboratories
Alcoa, Inc.
Alliant Energy Corporation
Altria Group, Inc.
American Airlines, Inc.
American Express Company
Amgen Corporation
Ashland Inc.
Bank One Corporation
Banks Broadcasting, Inc.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Boeing Company
Brunson Communications
Charter One Financial, Inc.
ChaseCom, LLP
ChevronTexaco Corporation
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Day, Berry & Howard
Deloitte Consulting L.P.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Dow Chemical Company
Dwyer & Collora, LLP
Eastman Kodak Company
Eaton Corporation
El Dorado Communications
Eli Lilly & Company
Emmis Communications Corp.
Ernst & Young LLP
Essence Communication Partners
Exelon Corporation
Fannie Mae
General Dynamics Corporation
General Electric Company
General Mills, Inc.
General Motors Corporation
Goulston & Storrs
Granite Broadcasting Corp.
Harris Bankcorp, Inc.
Hewlett-Packard Company
Hispanic Broadcasting Corp.
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Intel Corporation
John Hancock Financial Services
Johnson & Johnson
Kaiser Found. Health Plan, Inc.
K-B Prime Media, LLC
Kellogg Company
KPMG Int’l for KPMG LLP
Kraft Foods Inc.
Krokidas & Bluestein, LLP
La Favorita Broadcasting, Inc.
LIN-Television Corp.
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Lucent Technologies, Inc.
Mariner Broadcasters, Inc.
Medtronic, Inc.
Merck & Co., Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
Mitsubishi Motors North America
MSC.Software Corporation
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
NetCom Solutions International
Nike Inc.
Northpoint Technology Ltd.
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
PepsiCo Inc.
Pfizer Inc.
PPG Industries, Inc.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Procter & Gamble Company
Radio One, Inc.
Reebok International
Sara Lee Corporation
Schering-Plough Corporation
Shapiro Haber & Urmy LLP
Shell Oil Company
Steelcase Inc.
Sterling Financial Group of Cos.
Sterns Shapiro Weissberg & Garin
Stop 26-Riverbend, Inc.
Susquehanna Radio Corp.
Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP
United Airlines, Inc.
Waters Broadcasting Corp.
Weisman & Associates
Whirlpool Corporation
Xerox Corporation
Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network, LLC