US Supreme Court Dumps Race-based School Admissions
It is a decision that effectively overturned the 2003 ruling Grutter v. Bollinger, in which the court said race could be considered as a factor in the admissions process because universities had a compelling interest in maintaining diverse campuses
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled to strike down affirmative action in college admissions at two institutions: Harvard University and University of North Carolina123.
The ruling was 6-3 in the UNC case and 6-2 in the Harvard case, with liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recused from the latter14.
Race-based process
The court said that both programs violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution and are therefore unlawful145.
It is a decision that effectively overturned the 2003 ruling Grutter v. Bollinger, in which the court said race could be considered as a factor in the admissions process because universities had a compelling interest in maintaining diverse campuses45.
The ruling was hailed by conservatives who say the Constitution should be “colorblind”, but condemned by liberals who say affirmative action is a key tool for remedying historic race discrimination145.
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