Supreme Court's Landmark Decision: Affirmative Action in College Admissions Overturned
The Supreme Court has ruled 6 to 3 that affirmative action programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC) are unlawful, curtailing a long-standing pillar of higher education. The decision is expected to make student populations at elite institutions whiter and more Asian, while reducing the representation of Black and Latino students. The ruling reflects the court's conservative supermajority and raises concerns about the stability of the law and the court's legitimacy. President Biden criticized the decision, while conservative leaders celebrated it as a step towards fairness. The court's decision is likely to prompt schools to revisit their admissions practices and could complicate diversity efforts in other areas.
- Supreme Court Rejects Affirmative Action Programs at Harvard and U.N.C. The New York Times
- Supreme Court rejects affirmative action in college admissions CBS Philadelphia
- Supreme Court guts affirmative action in college admissions CNN
- Opinion | Supreme Court ends college affirmative action. Here's what to do now. The Washington Post
- Opinion | This Moment Is the Culmination of a Decades-Long Backlash Against Affirmative Action The New York Times
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