USSC Strikes Down Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Spencer Brown – The United States Supreme Court (USSC) ruled on Thursday that admissions systems which factor race into decisions — specifically those used at Harvard and the University of North Carolina in this case — violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

In the majority opinion authored by Chief Justice John Roberts — joined by Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett — the Supreme Court says that: Continue reading