Hawaiian natives-only school ruling [9th Circuit] News
Hawaiian natives-only school ruling [9th Circuit]

Doe and Rabago v. Kamehameha Schools, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, August 2, 2005 [ruling that the Kamehameha Schools policy of only admitting native Hawaiians as students violated 42 USC 1981, which forbids racial discrimination in making and enforcing contracts]. Excerpt:

[W]e agree with Doe and find that the Schools' admissions policy, which operates in practice as an absolute bar to admission for those of the non-preferred race, constitutes unlawful race discrimination in violation of § 1981. Accordingly, we reverse the district court's decision granting summary judgment to the Kamehameha Schools.

Read the full text of the opinion here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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