Supreme Court Rules , Race-Based Admissions Are Unlawful, , Rejecting Affirmative Action.
The U.S. Supreme Court issued the ruling on June 29.
Justices voted six to three in favor of striking down race-conscious admissions practices at both
the University of North Carolina (UNC) and Harvard. .
The ruling was along ideological lines,
with the conservative justices issuing
and the liberal justices in dissent.
The ruling is likely to have profound effects on university admissions across the country.
Harvard is a private institution,
while UNC is a public university.
Harvard is a private institution,
while UNC is a public university.
UNC was accused of discrimination against potential white and Asian students.
Harvard was accused of discrimination against potential Asian students.
Both cases were led by the organization Students for Fair Admissions.
The organization was founded
by conservative legal
strategist Edward Blum.
The Supreme Court's decision overrides federal appeals court decisions that ruled in favor of the universities.
Affirmative action originated during the Johnson administration... .
... and has since played a significant role
in university admissions.
Research shows that in states that have already banned race-conscious admissions, the number of Black and Latino students dropped.
However, in CA where affirmative action has been banned since the 1990s, scholars say that graduation rates
of students of color have increased