Supreme Court Affirms Constitutionality of UT Admissions Policy

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision yesterday in the second hearing of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin​ (UT), voting 4-3 to uphold UT’s diversity in admissions policy.
The ruling makes the fourth time in four decades that the Supreme Court has reaffirmed that the educational benefit of a diverse student body is a compelling government interest that can justify the narrowly tailored consideration of race. More...