Supreme Court on Affirmative Action: 'Eliminating Racial Discrimination Means Eliminating All of It'
In a 6–3 decision, the Court ruled that race-based affirmative action in college admissions violates the 14th Amendment.
In a 6–3 decision, the Court ruled that race-based affirmative action in college admissions violates the 14th Amendment.
Affirmative action becomes harder to defend when it entails discrimination against a variety of racial and ethnic minority groups.
The conservative majority on the Court is highly likely to rule against the two schools' use of racial preferences in admissions. But there are several different ways it could do so, which have different implications for future cases.
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I argue the justices should crack down on the dubious "diversity" rationale for racial preferences, and curb discrimination against Asian-American applicants.
The article explains key issues in the case, and outlines what I think the Court should do.
The Supreme Court could decide the fate of affirmative action at public and private universities.
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"The Undergraduate Council stands in solidarity with the concerns of Act on a Dream, undocumented students, and other marginalized individuals on campus."
Race-based admissions will likely make a return visit to the Supreme Court.
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"We are surprised and dismayed by the action Harvard announced today."
Asians sue Harvard for discrimination in a case that may end college racial preferences.
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