Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action - Post-Argument SCOTUScast
SCOTUScast 10-28-13 featuring Robert Driscoll
SCOTUScast 10-28-13 featuring Robert Driscoll
On October 15, 2013, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action. The question in this case is whether a state violates the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause by amending its own state constitution to prohibit race- and sex-based discrimination or preferential treatment in public-university admissions decisions.
To discuss the case, we have Robert Driscoll, who is a partner at Friedlander Misler.
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Member, McGlinchey Stafford PLLC
Robert N. “Bob” Driscoll, a Member, leads the firm’s Washington, DC office and serves as co-chair of the firm’s White Collar/Government Investigations Group. He focuses on representing clients in government and internal investigations as well as in matters adverse to the federal government.
Bob represents corporations, governmental entities, and individuals in judicial proceedings, as well as in matters investigated by executive branch agencies, including the Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Health and Human Services (HHS), Commerce, State, Treasury, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and legislative branch bodies or committees of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, as well as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). He has also conducted domestic and international internal investigations for public and private companies.
Bob is the former Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Chief of Staff, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
Thanks to his extensive experience, Bob has also been quoted by or appeared on CNN, Fox News, PBS, National Public Radio (NPR), The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times.
He also represents individuals who have been the subject of high-profile congressional investigations, preparing them to testify before House and Senate committees.