Supreme Court rejects affirmative action at colleges as unconstitutional
2023-06-30 07:53:55 source:CNBC
June 29, 2023
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the affirmative action admission policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional.
The ruling is a massive blow to decades-old efforts to boost enrollment of minorities at American universities through policies that took into account applicants' race.
"Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it," wrote Chief Justice John Roberts in the majority opinion, which all five of his fellow conservative justices joined in.
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