The Supreme Court has certainly not been a friend to the left lately. In a most recent ruling, the Supreme Court dealt a massive blow to the Dem Party. The Court ruled that the affirmative action admission policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina, which gave weight to a would-be student’s race, are unconstitutional.
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court rules colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions, putting an end to affirmative action in higher education. https://t.co/qCOtkgbxQO pic.twitter.com/jv4l1qxcyq
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 29, 2023
Thursday’s 6-3 decision will now force a reworking of admissions criteria throughout American higher education. Possibly ending the institution’s pursuit of diversity above all else.
University officials have long claimed that this was to ensure that a “representative share of minority applicants,” meaning Black students, gains admission to selective institutions. Where once academic levels, no matter the race, were used to select incoming students now it was mainly picked by race alone.
The #SupremeCourt struck down the use of racially discriminatory admissions policies at US colleges.
The decision ends the use of so-called #AffirmativeAction in higher education, a longtime goal of conservatives. https://t.co/1PhErng9gX
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) June 29, 2023
The court’s six conservative justices invalidated Harvard’s and UNC’s admissions scheme with their current ruling. The Supreme Court ruled that the universities in question did not comply with the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection.
Many minorities, such as those in the Asian community have been severely hurt by these diverse acceptances into high education. Instead of pushing for an overhaul of the education system that seemingly is failing minority and white communities alike progressive educators and lawmakers instead gloss over the true issue and make it instead about the selection of race.
Colleges and universities have long struggled to reverse the inequities that drive low diversity rates in higher education, according to research. https://t.co/cKlQD8LNAF
— ABC News (@ABC) June 29, 2023
According to The Wall Street Journal:
The 14th Amendment ensures that individuals receive equal protection of the laws from state agencies including public universities, a standard that also applies to most private colleges that receive federal funding.
In general, the court has permitted racial preferences only to remedy specific acts of illegal discrimination, not to compensate for general social injustices said to stem from historical practices.
The Supreme Court has ruled against race-based admissions to institutions of higher education in a long-awaited decision handed down Thursday morning.https://t.co/jO8p1FqzHx
— Campus Reform (@campusreform) June 29, 2023
For 45 years, the Supreme Court has recognized a limited exception to that rule for university admissions, one based on the schools’ academic freedom to assemble classes that support their educational mission.
Diversity was a compelling interest, the court had found, and race-conscious admissions as implemented at Harvard and similar schools were narrowly tailored to avoid unnecessarily disadvantaging other applicants.
