Court Case
Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and UNC
The Supreme Court held that the race-conscious admissions programs challenged at Harvard and the University of North Carolina violated constitutional and statutory equal-protection rules, sharply restricting affirmative action in higher education.
Year
2023
Impact
Negative
Status
Active
Party
Unknown
Era
Contemporary Era
Impact Context
Narrowed one of the main remaining legal avenues universities had used to pursue racial diversity in admissions.
What This Policy Did
Narrowed one of the main remaining legal avenues universities had used to pursue racial diversity in admissions.
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Sources
Supreme Court of the United States • Government • Jun 29, 2023
Majority opinion
Supreme Court / Justia • Government
Opinion page for the 2023 ruling sharply limiting race-conscious admissions in higher education.
Columbia Law School • Academic • Jun 29, 2023
Academic explainer describing how the decision reworked affirmative action doctrine.
Brookings Institution • Nonprofit • Jun 29, 2023
Policy analysis summarizing the practical effect of the decision on higher education admissions.