US Supreme Court's conservatives signal skepticism of affirmative action in higher education - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Justice Clarence Thomas scrutinized the purported benefits of campus diversity -- one of the principal rationales for affirmative action -- and questioned whether "diversity" was a coherent concept.
54% : "It's hard to imagine he would side with the constellation of right-wing think tanks, donors, and special interests that now target affirmative action and other pillars of multiracial democracy."
47% : If the conservative justices rule against the schools, as legal experts expect, they could ban affirmative action in higher-education admissions outright or take a narrower approach.
44% : The court's three liberal justices defended affirmative action in Monday's hearing, questioning whether students would be disadvantaged because they could not discuss how their racial experiences affected their lives.
41% : In June, the court's 6-3 conservative majority overruled Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that established a constitutional right to abortion and other precedents.
40% : Prohibiting the consideration of race in college admissions would effectively ban affirmative action in higher-education admissions nationwide.

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