Supreme Court rules against affirmative action, eliminating race as a factor in college admissions

The United States Supreme Court has ruled against affirmative action, ending the practice meant to help create diversity in college populations.

The practice was challenged by a conservative advocacy group that asked the justices to reverse the decades-old precedent, which would ban the use of race-conscious admissions policies at universities.

The group argued that the policies discriminated against Asian-American applicants in two cases, Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.

In each of the cases, the universities argued that race is one factor among many used in a holistic assessment of a student’s application, not the main focus. They also claimed that their processes adhered to the precedent.

Now with the high court’s ruling, affirmative action will no longer be allowed when universities decide on college admissions.

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