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The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington.
Two primary lawyers will be arguing before the Supreme Court on Monday in the case on race-conscious admissions programs at the University of North Carolina, a challenge that will test the future of affirmative action in college admissions. They represent vastly divergent political backgrounds, but they have appeared before the court before.
Patrick Strawbridge, a partner at Consovoy McCarthy, represents Students for Fair Admissions. Mr. Strawbridge, 47, holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri and a law degree from Creighton University. He has appeared before the court, as well, including as a lawyer for Mr. Trump. He also represented Mr. Trump’s campaign in a case seeking to block a count of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania. Also a former clerk for Justice Thomas, Mr. Strawbridge serves as an adjunct professor of law at George Mason University.
Arguing for the University of North Carolina is Ryan Y. Park, the state’s solicitor general. Mr. Park, 39, is no stranger to the Supreme Court, having clerked for former Justices David Souter and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whom he has said inspired him when he was a stay-at-home father. He also successfully argued Allen v. Cooper, involving North Carolina’s sovereign immunity, before the Supreme Court. A graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Law School, Mr. Park has written about the Harvard case and how it relates to his experience as the son of Korean American immigrants.
Source: nytimes.com
