| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2008/00/00 | Abigail Fisher from Sugar Land, Texas, plays the cello and dreams of attending the University of Texas at Austin. Her application is rejected in violation of the US Constitution because she is white. Her lawsuit twice will land at the US Supreme Court. | Battle Hall, Austin, TX |
| 2013/06/24 | In a 7-1 decision written by Kennedy, the Supreme Court sets aside a lower court's approval of UT's use of affirmative action, telling that court to conduct an examination of whether such actions are needed to obtain the educational benefits of diversity. | United States Supreme Court Building, Washington, DC |
| 2016/06/00 | Fisher and an advocacy group backing her, Students for Fair Admissions, filed a new lawsuit in late June in state court, arguing that the university's use of racial preferences in admissions violates state law and the Texas Constitution. | |
| 2016/06/23 | In Fisher v Uni of Texas at Austin, Justice Thomas and Alito dissent. As Justice Alito explains, the Court's decision today is irreconcilable with strict scrutiny, rests on pernicious assumptions about race, and departs from many of our precedents. | United States Supreme Court Building, Washington, DC |
| 2016/06/23 | In Fisher v University of Texas at Austin, Justice Kennedy delivers the opinion of the US Supreme Court that US College and Universities can use "race as a relevant feature within the broader context of a candidate's application". | United States Supreme Court Building, Washington, DC |
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