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We expect the case will be brought to the Supreme Court of the United States in the near future.

Reports about the ruling:

https://www.npr.org/2020/11/12/934122462/appeals-court-rules-harvard-doesnt-discriminate-against-asian-american-applicant

Reports:

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/2/19/sffa-files-admissions-appeal-brief/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/02/18/opponents-racial-preferences-urge-appeals-court-overturn-pro-harvard-admissions-ruling-federal-lawsuit/

The official document of the brief is here.

Most importantly:

As you can imagine, this is just the beginning of what will likely be a long and intense legal battle. Most observers believe this case will ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. It is possible the final resolution of our lawsuit is another two years away.

Of course, it is very expensive for a small organization like SFFA to continue this fight.

Please consider donating to help SFFA continue this battle

Excerpt from Edward Blum’s email:

We make four important points:

• The court failed to account for the indisputable fact that Harvard consistently gives Asian-Americans lower scores on their “personal” rating than whites, African-Americans and Hispanics.
• The court was unable to explain why Harvard did not engage in impermissible racial balancing, when the percentages of Asian-Americans and other racial groups admitted to Harvard have remained virtually unchanged for 10 years.
• The court improperly dismissed our data and analysis showing that race-based affirmative action would be unnecessary if Harvard eliminated preferences for legacies, children of Harvard faculty and staff, and children of wealthy donors, while boosting applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds.
• The court incorrectly found that race was only a minor factor in the admissions process, when it is, in fact, the overwhelming factor in determining who gets admitted or rejected.

10月1日波士顿联邦法院法官Allison D. Burroughs做出了对SFFA不利的裁决。这个发展并不意外，SFFA如大家预期的一样在10月4日向第一巡回法院发出了Notice of Appeal

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/10/5/sffa-appeals-admissions-decision/

我们将继续给大家做出本案的更新。

AARA于11月26日至12月22日的筹款取得圆满成功。继12月末向SFFA汇款$54，200之后，我们于1月末汇出第二批筹款$105,000.至今通过夏季和冬季的两轮筹款，AARA共为哈佛案直接筹集到$262,700，已全部捐给SFFA用于哈佛案。

详细账目请见：

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/1VDxrrQoWOJ3a3V1XdbUUw

AARA以诚信为本，所有筹款都只在本网站和官方公众号“AARA华州华人之声”发布。近期其他华州华人组织以其他名目发起的筹款与哈佛案无关，更与AARA无关，请大家不要混淆。AARA再次感谢大家为哈佛案的鼎力支持！

AARA于11月26日发起为期四周的第二轮为SFFA哈佛案的筹款，希望大家踊跃支持参与并转发。以下是微信原文链接。

微信公众号原文链接

我们西雅图飞来的Asian American Rights Associates (AARA) 志愿者参加了10月14日的波士顿集会之后，15日一早有三位起的比较早有幸与七点半就第一个赶到的赵宇空先生一起，在哈佛案开庭第一天排到仅有的十五个给大众的庭审旁听席位。没有料到进门的安检把所有手机平板都收去寄存不允许带入。身边仅有一张酒店账单，在背面涂鸦草草记录了一些数据。

这里是我个人的记录和理解，有不准确的地方敬请谅解。

我们也在此粘贴赵宇空先生写的记录，供大家对照参考。