Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to Race-based College Admissions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Affirmative action seeks to address disadvantages and discrimination certain groups have historically faced in America and ensure equal access of opportunity in education, employment and other areas.
53% : Both cases are seen as landmark challenges to affirmative action policies in university admissions.
52% : "Public schools have no legitimate interest in maintaining a precise racial balance," Students for Fair Admissions wrote in its brief to the court.
15% : Chief Justice John Roberts has been an outspoken critic of affirmative action, famously declaring in a 2006 opinion, "It is a sordid business, this divvying us up by race."

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