From WSJopinion: In barring the use of race in college admissions, a six-Justice majority took a giant step back from the racial Balkanization that risks becoming set in institutional stone
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-unc-students-for-fair-admissions-supreme-court-affirmative-action-john-roberts-clarence-thomas-racial-preferences-f8c998f6The Justices revive the plain meaning of the 14th Amendment in barring discrimination by race in admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.Wonder Land: Americans don’t want to forfeit forever their views on abortion or other personal issues.
The Supreme Court had one of its finest hours on Thursday as it reaffirmed, in logical but forceful fashion, the bedrock American principle of equality under the law. In barring the use of race in college admissions, a six-Justice majority took a giant step back from the racial Balkanization that risks becoming set in institutional stone.Continue reading your article with
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