SCOTUS deals blow to affirmative action

Affirmative action took a hit when the U.S. Supreme Court severely limited, if not effectively ended, the use of affirmative action in college admissions last Thursday, deeming it discriminatory. By a vote of 6-3, the justices ruled that the admissions programs used by the University of North Carolina and Harvard College violate the Constitution’s equal protection clause, which bars...

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