It is once more into the breach for Bert Rein of Wiley Rein as the U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to review for a second time the race-conscious aspects of University of Texas admission policies that Rein claims violate the Constitution.
“Yes, I will argue the case. I love it so much,” said Rein, 74, who argued his first case before the justices in the first Fisher v. University of Texas case only 2 1/2 years ago. Given the litigation’s multiple trips to lower courts, Rein estimated it will be his sixth time arguing the controversial affirmative case on behalf of Abigail Fisher, a white student who claims she was denied admission in 2008 because of her race. Rein also argued before the court in the 2013 voting rights case Shelby County v. Holder.
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