California Supreme Court justices seemed receptive to releasing racial and academic data withheld by the State Bar. Backed by the First Amendment Coalition, a UCLA law professor is seeking the information to test a theory about the preparation of minority students. Even if the court rules that there is a public interest in disclosure, the Bar could still withhold it to contest whether disclosure would violate privacy agreements with applicants to the Bar. (San Francisco Recorder, October 10, 2013, by Scott Graham)
The professor is interested in testing whether affirmative action has produced applicants to the Bar who are not well qualified and may have attended private schools under affirmative action. See the court briefs. (San Francisco Chronicle, October 9, 2013, by Bob Egelko)