Supreme Court Could Take Up Direct Challenge To Affirmative Action
The United States Supreme Court may decide to take up a direct challenge to affirmative action policies – in this case, Harvard University’s use of racial quotas for their admissions standards.
The case has been scheduled for discussion by the Justices for June 10.
As is the practice, four or more Justices must agree to grant a review of a case.
The case could could have far-reaching effects on the nation’s colleges and universities using raced-based admissions standards, which, in an election year could also have consequences.
Supreme Court Pressed to Take Up Harvard Affirmative Action Case
Tim Gradous (@tgradous) February 26, 2021
By @KevinDaleyDC
Students for Fair Admissions alleges admissions discrimination against Asians violates federal law
Via Washington Free Beacon
In 2018, a group called Students For Fair Admissions accused Harvard of discriminating against Asian-American students by awarding them lower “personal qualities” scores.
Conservative legal strategist Edward Blum and Duke economist Peter Arcidiacono studied six years of Harvard’s admissions database, and concluded that Asian-American students were discriminated against based on how they were rated in the admissions process on things like courage, kindness, and leadership.
Arcidiacono also argues that that two-thirds of black students and one-half of hispanic students are admitted based solely on racial preferences.
