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."
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."
Ilya Shapiro"[T]his is definitely one area where the law could change."
The Washington Post63% of Americans "support the Supreme Court banning colleges and universities from considering a student's race and ethnicity [in admissions]."
Ruben Navarrette Jr"[T]he Supreme Court might soon end affirmative action."
Intelligent.com53% of Asian Americans "support the Supreme Court banning colleges and universities from considering a student's race and ethnicity [in admissions]."
John Roberts"I don't see how you can say that the program will ever end."
Donald Harris"The [court's] decision could be limited to just affirmative action policies in higher education."
Stefan Lallinger"[T]here are real reasons to believe this long-standing precedent [affirmative action] will be overturned."
Allison Orr Larsen"I can't count to five in any way that would preserve Grutter or Fisher."
Richard Lempert"[T]he Justices appear poised to outlaw affirmative action."
Jonathan Feingold"[T]here are at least five votes on the Court to overturn Grutter."
Jonathan Feingold"This court seems quite content overruling precedent with which it disagrees."
Edward BlumThe justices will "finally end the consideration of race and ethnicity in college admissions."Feb 25, 2021
Joe Biden"We cannot let this decision [to ban affirmative action] be the last word."
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