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"John Rawls was the most influential political thinker of the twentieth century. This book applies his theory of justice to four perennial matters of concern that remain contested in the twenty-first century. Drawing surprising implications, this book deepens our understanding of these issues and points the way toward rational, just policy reform"--

In Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), the United States Supreme Court held that the University ofMichigan Law School's use of race preferences in admissions did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Specifically, the Court ruled, the law school's purported goal in using the preferences, namely the promotion of diversity, is a compelling state interest, and the means by which the law school used race are narrowly tailored to advance diversity. Since public personnelmanagers have long sought to use race preferences in employment decision-making, Grutter may appear to provide constitutional permission for such practices. Nonetheless, key differences between the public university admissions and public employment contexts counsel against this assumption.