Intervenors-Appellees Brief in Support of Affirmance - Case 22-2649 - 04/14/2023

Sep 15, 2026

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Brief submitted by intervenors-appellees supporting affirmance in United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Case No. 22-2649. The filing addresses the specialized high schools admissions process and the alleged under-identification of talented Black and Latinx students, along with scrutiny and government changes. It includes corporate disclosure statements, procedural history, standards of review, and arguments focused on whether discovery expansion has a discriminatory effect on Asian Americans and satisfies equal protection requirements.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages53

Reading Time2 h 14 min

AccessFree to download

Corporate Disclosure Statement

Table of Contents

Table of Authorities

Statement of Jurisdiction

Statement of the Issues

Statement of the Case

I. The Specialized High Schools Admissions Process Has Long Under-Identified Talented Black and Latinx Students

II. The Specialized High Schools’ Admissions Process Prompts Public Scrutiny and Government Change

III. Procedural History

Summary of the Argument

Standard of Review

Argument

I. The Discovery Expansion Does Not Have a Discriminatory Effect on Asian Americans and Does Not Violate the Equal Protection Clause

A. Showing adverse racially discriminatory effect

B. Correct measurement method

C. No discriminatory effect shown

D. Isolated examples at two schools insufficient

E. Rejection of argument about treatment of Asian American

Case 22-2649, Document 117, 04/14/2023, 3499907, Page1 of 53 22-2649 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT CHINESE AMERICAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE OF GREATER NEW YORK, Plaintiff-Appellant, CHRISTA MCAULIFFE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PTO, INC., ASIAN AMERICAN COALITION FOR EDUCATION, PHILLIP YAN HING WONG, YI FANG CHEN, CHI WANG, Plaintiffs, v. ERIC ADAMS, in his official capacity as Mayor of New York, RICHARD A CARRANZA, in his official capacity as Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, Defendants-Appellees, TEENS TAKE CHARGE, DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING, HISPANIC FEDERATION, ELIZABETH PIERRET, on behalf of her minor son O.R., ODUNLAMI SHOWA, on behalf of his minor child A. S., TIFFANY BOND, on behalf of her minor child K.B, LAUREN MAHONEY, on behalf of her minor children N.D.F and N.E.F, ROSA VELASQUEZ, on behalf of her minor child C.M., COALITION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Intervenors-Appellees. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Honorable Edgardo Ramos, District Judge BRIEF OF INTERVENORS-APPELLEES IN SUPPORT OF AFFIRMANCE Case 22-2649, Document 117, 04/14/2023, 3499907, Page2 of 53 Janai S. Nelson Director-Counsel Samuel Spital Rachel Kleinman Kevin Jason NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. 40 Rector St., 5th Floor New York, NY 10006 Tel: (212) 965-2200 Jin Hee Lee Michaele N. Turnage Young Molly M. Cain NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. 700 14th Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005 Tel: (202) 682-1300 Sarah Hinger AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10004 Tel: (212) 519-7882 Stefanie D. Coyle Arthur Eisenberg Emma Hulse* NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION 125 Broad Street, 19th Floor New York, NY 10004 Tel: (212) 607-3300 *Admission Pending Francisca D. Fajana LATINOJUSTICE PRLDEF 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1901 New York, NY 10115 Tel: (212) 219-3360 Elizabeth A. Ritvo BROWN RUDNICK LLPOne Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Tel: (617) 856-8249 John G. Doyle BROWN RUDNICK LLP 601 Thirteenth Street NW Washington, D.C. 20005 Tel: (202) 536-1700 Caitlin Felise C. Ramiro Samuel J. Hickey BROWN RUDNICK LLP 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Tel: (212) 209-4800 Case 22-2649, Document 117, 04/14/2023, 3499907, Page3 of 53 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Pursuant to Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 26.1, the undersigned counsel for Intervenors-Appellees make the following disclosures: Teens Take Charge is a non-profit organization, fiscally sponsored by FJC, a 501(c)(3) public charity. It does not issue stock, and thus, no publicly held corporation can own 10 or more percent of its stock. Desis Rising Up and Moving is a membership-led not-for-profit organization with no parent, subsidiary, or corporate affiliate. It does not issue stock, and thus, no publicly held corporation can own 10 or more percent of its stock. Hispanic Federation is a not-for-profit member organization, incorporated under the laws of the state of New York, with no parent, subsidiary, or corporate affiliate. It does not issue stock, and thus, no publicly held corporation can own 10 or more percent of its stock. Coalition for Asian American Children and Families is a not-for-profit organization with no parent, subsidiary, or corporate affiliate. It does not issue stock, and thus, no publicly held corporation can own 10 or more percent of its stock. Case 22-2649, Document 117, 04/14/2023, 3499907, Page4 of 53 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ..........................................................i TABLE OF CONTENTS.......................................................................................... ii TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ....................................................................................iv STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION............

FAQs

What is the document’s purpose in Case 22-2649?

It is a brief filed by intervenors-appellees to support affirmance in the Second Circuit appeal, addressing issues connected to the specialized high schools admissions process and related discovery questions.

Which court and case number are referenced?

The brief is for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Case 22-2649, with a document date of 04/14/2023.

What does the argument section contend regarding discovery expansion and equal protection?

It argues that the discovery expansion does not have a discriminatory effect on Asian Americans and therefore does not violate the Equal Protection Clause, including guidance on how discriminatory effects should be measured.

Sep 15, 2026

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