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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Conservative Activists, Striking Down Race-Conscious Admission Policies of Harvard and UNC

By News Masher on June 29, 2023
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Key takeaways: The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in the University of North Carolina case and 6-2 in the Harvard dispute, effectively overturning the 2003 ruling Grutter v. Bollinger. The court ruled that both programs violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution and are therefore unlawful. The ruling is likely to end the systematic consideration of race in the admissions…

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