United States: Supreme Court Releases Landmark College Admissions Decision

On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court released its highly anticipated decision that overturned 45 years of protection for colleges and universities considering the race of applicants in their admissions process. The Court found that the use of race-conscious admissions by the University of North Carolina and Harvard University is not constitutional.

The Court’s conservative majority voted in favor of the decision to overturn the policy, rooted in President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Executive Order 11246 requiring all government contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative action to expand opportunities for minorities. Justices Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Coney Barrett […]

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