BREAKING: SCOTUS TO HEAR MAJOR CHALLENGE TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION [View all]

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BREAKING: SCOTUS TO HEAR MAJOR CHALLENGE TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION | The Supreme Court just agreed to hear a major case that could potentially end affirmative action programs in public schools and universities. Justice Kagan is recused. More commentary will follow
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/02/21/429159/breaking-scotus-to-hear-major-challenge-to-affirmative-action/

UPDATE:
Supreme Court will consider challenge to affirmative action at University of Texas
By Associated Press, Updated: Tuesday, February 21, 7:10 AM

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will once again confront the issue of race in university admissions in a case brought by a white student denied a spot at the flagship campus of the University of Texas.

The court said Tuesday it will return to the issue of affirmative action in higher education for the first time since its 2003 decision endorsing the use of race as a factor in admissions. This time around, a more conservative court is being asked to jettison that ruling and outlaw affirmative action in the university setting.

A federal appeals court upheld the Texas program at issue.

The case will be argued in the fall.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts-law/supreme-court-will-consider-challenge-to-affirmative-action-at-university-of-texas/2012/02/21/gIQADJ1CRR_story.html