Controversy
Status:Resolved
Will the Supreme Court Overturn Affirmative Action?
Resolution:
Yes.
Resolved on Jun 29, 2023
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Claims
Bass, Berry & Sims"What seems most likely is that Bakke/Grutter/Fisher will be outright overruled."Jun 09, 2023
Jeannie Suk Gersen"It would be a weird court that is willing to overrule Roe, but then decides to take an incremental approach in this area."Oct 26, 2022
The Washington Post63% of Americans "support the Supreme Court banning colleges and universities from considering a student's race and ethnicity [in admissions]."Oct 30, 2022
Intelligent.com53% of Asian Americans "support the Supreme Court banning colleges and universities from considering a student's race and ethnicity [in admissions]."Oct 20, 2024
Donald Harris"The [court's] decision could be limited to just affirmative action policies in higher education."Apr 13, 2024
Stefan Lallinger"[T]here are real reasons to believe this long-standing precedent [affirmative action] will be overturned."Jun 15, 2023
Allison Orr Larsen"I can't count to five in any way that would preserve Grutter or Fisher."Oct 03, 2022
Jonathan Feingold"This court seems quite content overruling precedent with which it disagrees."Oct 31, 2022
Edward BlumThe justices will "finally end the consideration of race and ethnicity in college admissions."Feb 25, 2021
