diaz-balart. we begin with a decision from the u.s. supreme court that will have huge implications for colleges and universities and society in general. last hour the justices said schools cannot use race as a consideration when it comes to admitting students. ruling that affirmative action programs both at harvard and the university of north carolina are unconstitutional. it is also a decision that could have implications far beyond education. with us now to take a closer look at this, we have nbc news correspondent julia ainsley, who is outside the supreme court, we have reverend al sharpton there in the center of the screen, president of the national action network and host of politics nation on msnbc, as well as maya riley, president of the leadership conference on civil and human rights. welcome to you all on this extraordinary news day. julia, what more did the justices have to say in their decision? reporter: well, in short, they have ended affirmative action as we
that aside, it s as emphatic anm definitive as conservatives hoped and progressives feared. it s the way that the 14th amendment was color blind, jackson and others, nonsense., look at what the 14th amendment achieved. brown versust board of educati, likewise. nonsense says the dissent. it was race sensitive. the 14th amendment must be race sensitive. then there s this world s worl viewpoint, there they are like t ships passing in the night. one side says, look at the worlt today and whathe needs to be do. the conservatives, the law of the land, say ending discrimination means ending all discrimination, period, paragraph, end of story. yes, there will be a tiny little wormhole that people will push h on. the basic thrust of what the majority has done it s as emphatic as the dobbs opinion last year is to really have a revolution in the meaning of thl constitution and socially permissible ends as a result. laura, for a long time, quotas have been not permitted. sinc
the fundamental promise of america, the enshrining documents, we the people, but that we need to continue to strive for it. we have never given up on that pledge. that s part of what the president, i think, will be addressing. mike memoli, thank you so much. we wait for the president. you can see some of his adds are his aides are popping in and out. barack and michelle obama are reacting to the supreme court decision today, issuingfo-
rigid quotas? there s slight majority support, 53%. that s a change if you go back a decade. a decade ago, it was 45%. it has increased over the last decade when you ask about affirmative action with no rigid quotas. when you ask about admissions programs that are designed sorry. back to you. we are certainly on a tight schedule. thank you for jumping. we thank our reporters, analysts and guests who joined us for the ruling on affirmative action. andrea mitchel is next. right now on andrea mitchell reports, a groundbreaking supreme court decision today, limiting affirmative action in college admissions. all six conservative justice