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The Supreme Court has determined that race-based admissions in the name of “equality” are unconstitutional. 

From National Review. The Supreme Court ruled that the race-conscious admissions policies of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

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“The Harvard and UNC admissions programs cannot be reconciled with the guarantees of the Equal Protection Clause. Both programs lack sufficiently focused and measurable objectives warranting the use of race, unavoidably employ race in a negative manner, involve racial stereotyping, and lack meaningful end points. We have never permitted admissions programs to work in that way, and we will not do so today,” wrote Chief Justice John Roberts for the six-justice majority.

However, universities may still consider an applicant’s discussion of how race affected his or her life, be it through discrimination, inspiration, or otherwise. …

The liberal justices dissented in both cases. …

Justice Sotomayor wrote that the majority “cements a superficial rule of colorblindness as a constitutional principle in an endemically segregated society where race has always mattered and continues to matter.”

The cases were filed in 2014 against by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA). The group, led by the conservative activist Edward Blum, contended that the existing precedent on affirmative action — Grutter v. Bollinger — ought to be overruled and the race-conscious admissions of Harvard and UNC be invalidated.

While Roberts did not explicitly say Grutter was overruled, Thomas wrote in a concurring opinion that the precedent is “for all intents and purposes, overruled.”

In the Harvard case, SFFA claimed that the university discriminates against Asian Americans, explaining that they are less likely to receive offers than students of other races who are similarly qualified. The group argued Harvard violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which bars entities that receive federal funding from discriminating on the basis of race. …

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(Excerpt from National Review. Photo Credit: Canva)

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Denise Lobato
July 3, 2023

The race issue has gone overboard. True minorities do not want special treatment, they want equal opportunities. Stop giving special treatment for people who are not willing to do the work.

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Brian Lynch
July 1, 2023

Thank you, Lord. It is refreshing to see SCOTUS is still concerned with right and wrong, and upholding the right thing in our nation.

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Nellie
July 1, 2023

We should have more freedom with Christian teaching than the government is pushing for the gay, lesbians teaching. My taxes should go to my school choice. I have been thanking God for his faithfulness when he opened the door for my grandkids to go to Christian school. I am waiting on my God to open doors to where He want’s me to move to. Prayers God Bless America, Amen

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