The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will hear oral arguments in two cases that could have significant impacts and potentially overturn about two decades of precedent on race-conscious admissions practices at colleges and universities around the country.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for two cases, one from UNC and the other from Harvard, that could radically change rules around race-conscious admission practices at colleges and universities.
Former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor famously imposed an expiration date on affirmative action, writing in the 2003 majority ruling that she expected race-based preferences would no longer be needed to balance out school admissions in 25 years. The Supreme Court will take up her challenge Monday with the clock ticking toward her deadline.
The late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor famously imposed an expiration date on affirmative action, writing in the 2003 majority ruling that she expected race-based preferences would no longer be needed to balance out school admissions in 25 years.