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In an anticipated but nonetheless stunning decision expected to have widespread implications on college campuses and workplaces across the country, the conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 29, 2023, outlawed affirmative action programs that were designed to correct centuries of racist disenfranchisement in higher education.

A preliminary assessment of today's decisions. The majority rightly struck a blow against the use of racial preferences for purposes of advancing "diversity" in education. But there are some flaws in its reasoning.

There is no reason for public universities to grant preferential treatment to the scions of their alumni.

In a 6–3 decision, the Court ruled that race-based affirmative action in college admissions violates the 14th Amendment.

Only a small portion of U.S. colleges have selective admissions, where race-conscious admissions can make a difference in who gets in. But the impacts of banning affirmative action are far wider.

The “visibly angry” justice said Thomas “ignites too many straw men to list”

The Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions are unconstitutional in a pair of cases involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Read the full opinion.

The Court's core ruling is unsurprising, but its future effects are uncertain.

In a 6 -3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled higher education institutions may not consider race as a factor in admissions

The decision reverses decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-appointed justices.

The Supreme Court on Thursday restricted how colleges can use race in admissions decisions, in a decision that struck down two programs.