US Supreme Court rejects use of race in college admissions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : They insisted that affirmative action allows colleges to create a more diverse educational environment, which leads to a variety of positive outcomes for their students.
59% : The Court also implemented its highest standard of review, known as strict scrutiny, for affirmative action cases.
52% : Following the Court's 2003 decision in Grutter v. Bollinger, the Court held that only a limited application of affirmative action was permitted under the law.
52% : Both Harvard and UNC admitted to the Court that if affirmative action were to end, their college admissions demographics would "meaningfully change."
51% : "Many people wrongly believe that affirmative action allows unqualified students to be admitted ahead of qualified students.
48% : States such as California and Michigan, which have already done away with affirmative action, saw drastic drops in enrollment of students of a racial minority.
47% : The US Supreme Court effectively ended affirmative action, which allowed US colleges and universities to consider race in their admissions programs.

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