Supreme Court Rules on Affirmative Action

On June 24th, the United States Supreme Court issued a long awaited opinion on affirmative action in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas, but the ruling did little to change existing law with respect to the use of race as a criterion in university admissions.  In reality it was a non-opinion, as the Court sent the case back to the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to reevaluate its determination in light of the “doctrine of strict scrutiny.”

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