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Affirmative Action Survives Supreme Court
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June 24, 2016
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6:47Now PlayingIn a case to decide the fate of affirmative action in Texas, the US Supreme Court ruled of in favor of the practice. The surprise ruling is due to Justice Anthony Kennedy switching sides to vote with the liberals. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“WASHINGTON — In a victory for diversity in higher education, a hamstrung Supreme Court narrowly upheld the affirmative action program at the University of Texas at Austin, effectively allowing the school to keep using race as one of many factors in its admissions process.
Justice Anthony Kennedy — joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor — ruled for a 4-3 majority that the university program does not violate the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection of the laws.
“The Court’s affirmance of the University’s admissions policy today does not necessarily mean the University may rely on that same policy without refinement,” Kennedy wrote in a 20-page decision. “It is the University’s ongoing obligation to engage in constant deliberation and continued reflection regarding its admissions policies.”
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