Explainer: Supreme Court takes up race in college admissions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : The Supreme Court has agreed to review a challenge to the consideration of race in college admission decisions, often known as affirmative action.
57% : The court last examined affirmative action in 2016, when it upheld the admissions process at the University of Texas.
56% : What has the Supreme Court said about affirmative action?
54% : Opponents say ending affirmative action would make the process fairer, and some say colleges could preserve racial diversity by giving an advantage to low-income students.
33% : Most states allow affirmative action but nine have outlawed it, including California, Florida and, most recently, Idaho, which banned it in 2020.

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