US Supreme Court Overturns Affirmative Action

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News

WASHINGTON (Worthy News) – In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor.

The once-in-a-generation ruling of the nation’s highest court also forced higher education institutions to look into new ways to achieve “diverse” student bodies.

The court’s conservative majority effectively overturned cases reaching back 45 years in invalidating admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, the nation’s oldest private and public colleges, respectively.

The court found that race-conscious admissions violate the Constitution and a law that applies to colleges that receive federal funding, as almost all do.

Thursday’s decision, like last year’s momentous ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade which allowed nationwide abortions, was condemned by President Joe Biden.

At the White House, he said that he “strongly, strongly” disagreed with the court’s ruling. He urged colleges to seek other routes to diversity rather than let the ruling “be the last word.”

Chief Justice John Roberts defended the ruling. He said that for too long, universities have “concluded, wrongly, that the touchstone of an individual’s identity is not challenges bested, skills built, or lessons learned but the color of their skin. Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.”

Latest Worthy News