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Affirmative Action Times Two before the Supreme Court
Two cases currently before the U.S. Supreme Court will clarify where the high court stands on the constitutionality of racial preferences in college admissions. The result may be a green light for such programs—or, more likely, fresh new blows and a judicially hastened end for race-based practices in higher education and other government institutions.
Posted in Constitution, Education
Tagged 14th Amendment, affirmative action, Chief Justice John Roberts, Equal Protection Clause, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Justice Elena Kagan, Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Supreme Court, university admissions, University of Michigan, University of Texas, UT