Will Affirmative Action in Higher Education Be Ruled Unconstitutional?

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Yes.

Resolved on Jun 29, 2023

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David HinojosaAffirmation action will survive as we "have the Constitution on our side."Jun 15, 2023

NEA

Ian Millhiser"[A]ffirmative action’s days in university admissions may be numbered."Mar 02, 2021

Vox

MetaculusWill the Supreme Court end racial preferences in university admissions in SFFA vs. Harvard before 2030?

Ruben Navarrette Jr"It's time to pull off the bandage [affirmative action] and heal the patient, once and for all."Apr 18, 2023

Straight Arrow News

Clarence ThomasAffirmative action is "patently unconstitutional."Jun 29, 2023

BBC News

Clarence Thomas"The Court's opinion rightly makes clear that Grutter is, for all intents and purposes, overruled."Jul 15, 2023

Jackson Lewis

Reginald OhChief Justice John Roberts will "basically abolish affirmative action while saying he did not.”Aug 16, 2023

Mother Jones

Edward BlumWe hope the justices will "finally end the consideration of race and ethnicity in college admissions."Feb 25, 2021

Law & Crime

Ted WellsThere's a "real possibility that the Supreme Court will ban affirmative action in higher education next term."

Vivek Ramaswamy"The Supreme Court just struck it [affirmative action] down in college admissions. As President, I will end it in every sphere of American life."Dec 08, 2024

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Donald Harris"The [Supreme Court] decision could be limited to just affirmative action policies in higher education."

Sonia SotomayorThis Court "holds that race can no longer be used in a limited way in college admissions to achieve such critical benefits."Dec 03, 2024