The Supreme Court ended affirmative action. Read the full opinion
- The case involved Harvard and UNC's affirmative action programs
- 6 conservative Justices ruled against the use of race in college admissions
- Two liberal justices dissented and one justice recused herself
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(NewsNation) — The Supreme Court has ruled against affirmative action in college admissions, as the Court ruled against admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.
The justices were split along ideological lines with Chief Justice John Roberts writing the opinion. The six conservative justices on the bench ruled against the use of race when considering college admissions, saying the policy violates the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.
While the Court ruled against the use of race as a stand-alone factor in college admissions, the opinion did note that the impact of race on a particular student’s experiences could be considered.
Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan dissented in the case, while Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recused herself from the case.
In her dissent, Sotomayor wrote the ruling entrenches racial inequality in education and applied a “superficial rule of colorblindness” in a society where race still matters.
Read the full ruling here: