Press Releases

CIR asks court to order compliance with race ban

Follows Sixth Circuit decision paving way for immediate compliance

Washington D.C.: CIR moved quickly to force Michigan colleges to immediately comply with a new state constitutional amendment barring the use of race in their current admissions cycle.

The public interest law firm earlier this week filed a new class action lawsuit in

Michigan Prop. 2 reborn!!

Sixth Circuit lifts order suspending enforcement of Prop. 2

Washington DC: Late Friday night, December 29, 2006, a three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a lower court order suspending enforcement of Article I, Section 26 of the Michigan Constitution. That means that the

CIR widens fight against Prop. 2 delay

Asks Sixth Circuit to lift injunction

Washington, D.C.: On Thursday, December 21, CIR filed a motion for an emergency stay pending appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in a legal effort to ensure Michigan’s newly enacted Prop. 2 takes effect for this year’s admissions cycle. CIR

CIR to appeal order delaying Prop. 2

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Center for Individual Rights will file an motion requesting an emergency hearing on CIR’s motion to intervene in litigation challenging Prop. 2 to stay an order entered this morning delaying implementation of Prop. 2 until June 30, 2007.

Late yesterday, CIR filed a motion to intervene

CIR fights Proposal 2 delays

Will represent current applicants in federal lawsuit

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Center for Individual Rights filed a motion to intervene in BAMN et al. v. Granholm et al. now pending before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

CIR is asking the court to deny a motion filed a week

Mueller v. Idaho: Parents’ right to make medical decisions at stake in lawsuit

Summary judgment hearing in Boise

Today U.S District Court Judge Judge B. Lynn Winmill will hold an important hearing regarding a class action lawsuit against the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, the City of Boise and St. Luke’s Medical Center for violating the constitutional right of parents to direct the

CIR files class action lawsuit challenging VCU, Dow Jones Fund

Challenges minority-only national journalism program

Today the Center for Individual Rights (CIR) filed a class action lawsuit challenging a minority-only summer journalism workshop sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University, the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, and the Richmond Times Dispatch.

CIR alleges the program violates the right of non-minority individuals to equal protection under

Idaho family rights case moves forward

Judge denies Hospital motion to dismiss — allows Mueller Family to add claims

Washington, D.C.— In a significant legal victory for Boise residents Eric and Corissa Mueller, U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill last Friday denied St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center’s motion for summary judgment in the Mueller’s pending case

Court orders reinstatement of Le Moyne student Scott McConnell

Appeals court slams summary expulsion over course paper

A New York Appellate Division court today ordered Le Moyne College to reinstate education student Scott McConnell “forthwith.” McConnell was summarily expelled a year ago because of a course paper he wrote concerning classroom management. Among other things, McConnell’s paper questioned the value

Court denies Le Moyne student’s petition for reinstatement

McConnell to appeal ruling

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Le Moyne College student Scott McConnell said he would appeal a decision by New York State Supreme Court Judge Edward D. Carni denying his reinstatement to Le Moyne College.

McConnell was summarily expelled last January over a paper he wrote for a course in classroom management.