know, it wasn't a good day for civil rights proponents, but it wasn't a surprise. i didn't think this was a case that civil rights opponents were likely to win. the decision is a complex one and that there's no one majority opinion with the rationale and so the opinion that's written by justice kennedy is an opinion not the opinion of the court. and what's remarkable about this decision, perhaps more than anything else -- first of all, this is not a case that's really technically about affirmative action. and i think all the justices are pretty clear about that. although affirmative action actually diversity more accurately is what it's all about. but what is really interesting about this decision is this