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Affirmative Action Reaction

Strict Scrutiny

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Is Race a Determinant Factor?

The Supreme Court heard a case about the use of race in admissions at UNC and Harvard. Justice Jackson focused on how exactly race is being used to get people into schools. She asked questions like, does that mean anyone gets an automatic point or boost depending on what they say? The Solicitor General emphatically said, no, this is a holistic review. And I think it was important to have that explained and spelled out in the argument.

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