Supreme Court accepts appeal on Maryland magnet school admissions
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Association for Education Fairness v. Montgomery County Board of Education, a case challenging a lottery-based admissions system for magnet middle schools in Maryland. The plaintiffs argue the policy, introduced during the pandemic, discriminates against Asian-American students by design, even though it does not explicitly use race as a criterion. The Court will decide whether challengers must prove a disparate impact to bring such a claim.