Supreme Court outlaws RACE as a factor in college admissions in major affirmative action ruling: Justices vote 6-3 to rule Harvard and UNC programs unconstitutional

Supreme Court outlaws RACE as a factor in college admissions in major affirmative action ruling: Justices vote 6-3 to rule Harvard and UNC programs unconstitutional

Article Excerpt: "...The justices decided in a 6-3 opinion that Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)'s race-based affirmative action admissions policies are unconstitutional. ...The case, Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, was argued before the justices last year.

Lawyers sued the universities over their race-based admissions policies on behalf of student activist group Students for Fair Admissions.

Specifically, Harvard was accused of violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, a landmark piece of legislation first proposed by John F. Kennedy that sought to outlaw racial discrimination. "

Resource: www.dailymail.co.uk

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