A majority of the justices sounded inclined to further restrict the use of race in college admissions during arguments in the first of two high profile cases at the Supreme Court Monday.
Students for Fair Admissions, led by longtime affirmative action opponent Edward Blum, is challenging race-conscious admissions practices at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
SFFA wants justices to overturn its ruling in Grutter v. Bollinger, a 2003 landmark decision that held colleges can consider race and use holistic reviews as long as their affirmative action programs are narrowly tailored. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who wrote the 2003 opinion, had said the court expected the use of racial preferences would no longer be necessary in 25 years.
“When does it end; When is your sunset?” Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked, pressing North Carolina Solicitor General Ryan Park who is defending UNC. “Grutter doesn't say, ‘This is great, we embrace this.’ Grutter says this is dangerous, and it has to have an endpoint.”
The cases are some of the most-watched of the term as SFFA urges the high court to strike down decades of precedent that have allowed colleges to use race and holistic reviews as a factor in admissions.
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By: Bianca Quilantan
Title: Justices appear poised to curtail affirmative action in college admissions
Sourced From: www.politico.com/news/2022/10/31/justices-appear-poised-to-curtail-affirmative-action-in-college-admissions-00064240
Published Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:53:24 EST
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