5th Circuit rehears affirmative action appeal

Published November 13, 2013 5:00am ET



AUSTIN, Texas — The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals is rehearing an affirmative action case brought against the University of Texas.

The judges will hold a rare meeting in Austin on Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court said they didn’t properly apply past decisions when deciding whether the university went too far with affirmative action.

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