Since its first major decision on affirmative action in 1978, the Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld universities' ability to consider the race of applicants as one of many factors in admissions. Now, these precedents are in question.
Both cases were brought by a conservative group called Students for Fair Admissions, whose head, Edward Blum, also bankrolled theBoth Harvard and the University of North Carolina say they consider race as one of many factors, alongside considerations such as extracurricular activities, socioeconomic background and military veteran status, and do so within the constitutional guidelines set by.
The schools also say that their attempts to use race-neutral ways of diversifying their student bodies have been unsuccessful.ruling came as a surprise to many. Now, with six of the Supreme Court's nine justices appointed by Republicans, the court is even more conservative than it was then. A decision to completely overturncould have dramatic effects in the college admissions world: Over 40% of U.S.
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