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La. Supreme Court to Hear Appeal
April 4, 2008The Louisiana Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of plaintiffs who are seeking a preliminary injunction to halt the 2006 merger of Newcomb and Tulane Colleges. The hearing will take place on May 20 at 9:30 a.m.
The plaintiffs, putative heirs of Mrs. Newcomb, argue that Newcomb's will prevents Tulane from merging the Newcomb and Tulane Colleges and creating the Sophie Newcomb Memorial College Institute. All three courts that have considered challenges to these changes have upheld them, finding that Mrs. Newcomb placed no conditions on her bequest. The Institute has been pursuing excellence in women's education for over two years, and has provided high quality programming to thousands of women with superb results.
BRIEFS
Tulane's Original Brief to the Louisiana Supreme Court
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AMICUS BRIEFS
On behalf of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, in support of Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund.
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On behalf of the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and Loyola University New Orleans, in support of Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund.
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On behalf of American Council on Education, Association of American Universities, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, American Association of Community Colleges, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, and National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, in support of Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund.
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