Colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as a specific basis for granting admission, the Supreme Court says.
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Supreme Court guts affirmative action in college admissions
The Supreme Court says colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as a specific basis for granting admission, a landmark decision that overturns long-standing precedent that has benefited Black and Latino students in higher education.
