ended affirmative action in college admissions and i strongly, strongly disagree with the court s decision. cnn s jessica schneider will break down how this ruling will have a major ramification for generations to come. reporter: the supreme court stirring up protests with its decision gutting affirmative action saying colleges and universities can no longer rely on race in the admissions process. but perspective students are allowed to talk about how race has shaped their experiences in their applications. the 6-3 opinion written by chief justice john roberts will prohibit students from checking a box indicating their race saying harvard and north carolina cannot be reconciled with the guarantees of the equal protection clause. the majority not explicitly saying they re overruling four decades of precedent, but three liberal justices saying, today this court stands in the way and rolls back decades of press depth and momentous progress.
we re learning from our sources about the special counsel s investigation. plus, our russia experts are weighing in on cnn s exclusive new reporting. documents showing a missing top general in vladimir putin s military has been a secret member of the mercenary group behind the recent mutiny. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room . there s angry backlash tonight after the u.s. supreme court ruled that race can no longer be a specific basis for college admissions. cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider has our report on the decision and the disredissent. reporter: the supreme court stirring up protests with its decision to gutting affirmative action saying colleges and universities can no longer rely