What the Justices Said: Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Affirmative-Action Case

By Andy Thomason. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments a second time in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a closely watched challenge to the race-conscious admissions policy at that institution, on Wednesday morning. The last time the court decided the case, two years ago, the justices ramped up the pressure on colleges to explain the rationale for such policies. More...