“The Harvard and UNC admissions programs cannot be reconciled with the guarantees of the Equal Protection Clause.
We have never permitted admissions programs to work in that way, and we will not do so today,” Roberts wrote.
During oral arguments, Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar stressed the unique interests of the military and argued that race-based admissions programs further the nation’s compelling interest of diversity.
Steve Vladeck, CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at the University of Texas School of Law, said the decision will still not end the legal fight over college admissions.
The Supreme Court stepped in to consider the case before it was heard by a federal appeals court.
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