Supreme Court hears arguments in case that could end affirmative action for college admissions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Conservative justices on the Supreme Court appeared to question the legality of affirmative action during Monday's arguments.
51% : Supporters of affirmative action argue that, since society is not color blind, those policies are needed to ensure campuses are diverse, and that students from underrepresented cultures and communities get a fair shake.
49% : Opponents of affirmative action argue it gives an unfair advantage to some minority students.
44% : "The fact that affirmative action could be overturned, and we could regress to a campus that is more predominantly white- which it already is- but being even more so is honestly scary," UNC student Sarah Zhang said.
41% : Trump Organization faces criminal tax fraud trial over perks UNC students in support of affirmative action say the potential loss of the policy would be a turn towards the past.
37% : The fate of affirmative action for college admissions is now in the hands of the United States Supreme Court.

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