The Supreme Court's View on Race Conscious Admissions

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There was not a single majority opinion in this case for the justices contended that any racial quota system supported by the government violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The player here, Justice Lewis Powell, agreed and he cast a deciding vote ordering the medical school at UC Davis to admit Baki. In other words, colleges can consider an applicant's race in this holistic way but you can't set seats aside for racial minorities.

The Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard and UNC. The ruling is likely to reshape affirmative action in America.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Miles Bryan, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.

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