What the Supreme Court Really Did to Affirmative Action

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Article

Publication Date

7-20-2023

Publication Title

Washington Monthly

Keywords

constitution, Civil Rights Act, race, affirmative action, diversity

Abstract

Despite the conventional wisdom, the Roberts Court actually upheld the use of race in admissions, albeit in limited circumstances. Here’s what the court did and didn’t do—and how colleges and universities can proceed from here.

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